Hazlewood

MEMORANDUM **

Lawrence Hazlewood appeals his conviction and sentence following a jury trial for eight counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341 , and three counts of tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. § 7201 . He challenges: (1) the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his convictions for mail fraud; (2) the validity of his waiver of counsel; (3) the admissibility of financial summaries that were introduced into evidence; (4) the denial of his motion to dismiss for outrageous governmental conduct; (5) the exclusion of pretrial delay under the Speedy Trial Act; (6) the upward adjustments of his sentence; (7) the calculation of the amount of loss to the victims; and (8) the effectiveness of his counsel. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and affirm.

I. Sufficiency of the Evidence

Hazlewood argues that insufficient evidence supported his convictions for mail fraud because no evidence showed that he used the United States mails. We review de novo the sufficiency of evidence supporting a conviction. United States v. Valencia Amezcua, 278 F.3d 901, 910 (9th Cir.2002). Sufficient evidence exists if, considering the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, any rational…