United States v. Carlo Ortiz

15 F.3d 1093 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Carlo ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-30364. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 1, 1993. Decided Dec. 20, 1993. Before: WRIGHT, GOODWIN, and HUG, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellant Carlo Ortiz was convicted after a jury trial of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 371 ; wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1343 ; and money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1956 (a). Ortiz appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm. 3 The evidence showed that Carlo Ortiz, along with his father, Alejandro Ortiz, and stepmother, Felicita Morales Ortiz, conspired to defraud several business associates and their clients by falsely representing that the Ortizes could acquire Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari automobiles at discount prices. 4 Richard Barney and his partner, Robert…