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U.S. v. DEAVOURS

No. 99-20906.

219 F.3d 400 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harold DEAVOURS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 13, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Randy A. Schaffer, Cynthia Russell Henley, Schaffer & Henley, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JOLLY, SMITH and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Harold Deavours pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aiding and abetting related to his involvement in a "Ponzi scheme." He challenges the method by which the district court calculated the amount of total loss and objects to the failure to find that he played only a minor role in the scheme. Finding no merit in Deavours's challenges, we AFFIRM.

I.

Deavours worked as a financial consultant for Smith Barney, Inc., and helped...

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