United States v. Jack Holden

29 F.3d 635 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jack HOLDEN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-30309. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 13, 1994. Decided July 22, 1994. 1 Before: TANG and WIGGINS, Circuit Judge, and HENDERSON, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Jack Holden appeals his jury conviction for wire fraud, money laundering and interstate transportation of stolen money orders in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1343 , 2314 and 1956(a)(1)(B)(i). Holden claims the district court erroneously precluded the testimony of two witnesses under Fed.R.Evid. 404(b). 4 The government charged Jack Holden in an eleven-count indictment with wire fraud, interstate transportation of stolen money orders, and money laundering. The government alleged that Holden defrauded various investors by making false promises to conduct business for them in the west African country of Ghana. The charges at…