U.S. v. WILEY

Nos. 753, 755, 754, Dockets 87-1157, 87-1179, 87-1234.

846 F.2d 150 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard WILEY, Elizabeth Wiley Becht, Brian Bink, Ray Gardner, George Keleshian, Edward Larson, Sherrin Larson, Don Mullaney, William Peterson, Karen Radovanovitch, Delmar Reynolds, Donald Rue, Mitchell Shecter, Erna Shecter Wiley, Defendants, Karen Radovanovitch, Delmar Reynolds, Raymond Gardner, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided May 6, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas G. Roberts, Syracuse, N.Y., for defendant-appellant Ray Gardner.

G. Robert McAllister, Syracuse, N.Y., filed a brief, for defendant-appellant Karen Radovanovitch.

John R. McDermott, Jr., Syracuse, N.Y., filed a brief, for defendant-appellant Delmar Reynolds.

Thomas E. Booth, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. (Edward R. Broton, Asst. U.S. Atty., Frederick J. Scullin, Jr., U.S. Atty., Northern District of New York, of counsel), for appellee.

Before CARDAMONE and PIERCE, Circuit Judges, and STANTON, District Judge.


CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

Karen Radovanovitch, Delmar Reynolds, and Raymond Gardner appeal their convictions for participating in schemes to defraud would-be independent distributors of home security and energy efficiency devices. This professionally orchestrated "scam" bilked scores of gullible individuals across the country of substantial amounts of money. Only six of the 15 charged with "playing a role" in the scheme were convicted. As is usual following a trial...

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