Fox

MEMORANDUM *

Appellants Douglas S. Cross and Owen R. Fox were convicted of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 371 ; securities fraud and aiding and abetting thereof, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b), 78ff(a), 17 C.F.R. § 240 .10b-5, and 18 U.S.C. § 2 ; mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341 and 1342; conspiracy to commit international money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (h); and international money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (a)(2)(A). Fox also was convicted of obstruction of justice, 18 U.S.C. § 1503 . They now appeal.

I. Cross’s Appeal

Cross alleges that the admission of the testimony of FBI Special Agent Steve Eidson, an accountant specializing in white collar crime, violated the helpfulness requirement of Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and that he did not qualify as a summary witness under Rule 1008. While neither party disputes Eidson’s qualifications as an expert, Cross contends Edison’s testimony consisted entirely of a summary and inferences that the jury could have reached independently of expert testimony and that the testimony therefore violated the *144 helpfulness requirement. See U.S. v. Benson, 941 F.2d 598, 605 (7th Cir.1991) (holding IRS agent testimony…