United States v. Lester Charles Thompson

26 F.3d 135 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Lester Charles THOMPSON, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 90-50598, 92-50150. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 3, 1994. Decided May 18, 1994. 1 Before: BROWNING and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Lester Thompson appeals his convictions for mail and wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1343 , interstate transportation of stolen property obtained by fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2314 , income tax evasion in violation of 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7201 and filing false income tax returns in violation of 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7306 (1). We affirm. I. SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE A. Knowing Participation in the Scheme 4 The evidence was sufficient to convict Thompson of knowing participation in the fraudulent scheme. Goldberg's testimony regarding his discussion of hedging with Thompson was sufficient to…