UNITED STATES v. WELLINGTON

Nos. 83-1307, 83-1311.

754 F.2d 1457 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark WELLINGTON, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerome C. UTZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 4, 1985.

As Amended March 28, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Leslie Hoffman, III, Washington, D.C., for U.S.

Christopher J. Cannon, San Francisco, Cal., for Wellington.

Jerome Utz, in pro. per.

Before MERRILL, FARRIS and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Along with two other defendants, Mark Wellington and Jerome Utz were indicted for eleven counts of mail fraud and violations of the Travel Act relating to a fraudulent land sales scheme. After a lengthy trial, a jury convicted Wellington and Utz on nine counts. We affirm.

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Background

This case involves allegations of fraud arising out of a land sales operation in Placerville, California. The scheme was masterminded...

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