United States v. Reid Rodger

983 F.2d 1079 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Reid RODGER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-10324. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 17, 1992. * Decided Jan. 4, 1993. Before HUG, PREGERSON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 2 On March 31, 1992, defendant Reid Lee Rodger pleaded guilty to and was convicted of one count of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341 . The defendant filed a timely notice of appeal on April 2, 1992. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742 and 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm. BACKGROUND 3 The defendant was employed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rodger and Sparks, Inc., a futures commission merchant in Sacramento, California. Rodger and Sparks, Inc., managed trading accounts for its customers and acted as a broker in the purchase and sale of commodities. 4 During late 1988 and early 1989, the defendant…