United States v. Harold Lazerman, United States of America v. Danny Paul Facella

15 F.3d 1092 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Harold LAZERMAN, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danny Paul FACELLA, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 92-50601, 92-50630. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 6, 1994. * Decided Jan. 11, 1994. 1 Before: GOODWIN, HALL, Circuit Judges, and TANNER, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Harold Lazerman and Danny Facella claim that insufficient evidence exists to support their convictions for mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1341 . 1 The charges arose from appellants' participation in Investment Metals International, Inc. (INI), a telemarketing "boiler room" operation selling investments in precious metals. Lazerman was the president and sole stockholder in INI, while Facella, who was then Lazerman's stepson, supervised the daily operations of IMI's sales staff. The government presented evidence at trial…