Defendant-appellant Arthur Sutton and a codefendant, James T. Cornwell, were indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with various counts of mail and wire fraud. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343 (1988 & Supp. II 1991). According to the indictment, the charges arose out of "a scheme and artifice to defraud investors by means of a fraudulent real estate venture." Cornwell pleaded guilty...
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