U.S. v. THOMAS

No. 02-1029.

377 F.3d 232 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Wade THOMAS, Defendant — Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: July 28, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Bloss, Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt & Dow, P.C., New Haven, CT, for Defendant-Appellant.

Barbara Underwood, Assistant United States Attorney, of counsel, for the Eastern District of New York, Catherine L. Youssef, Assistant United States Attorney, of counsel, for the Eastern District of New York (Roslynn R. Mauskopf, United States Attorney, and Peter A. Norling, Assistant United States Attorney, of counsel), Brooklyn, NY, for Appellee.

Before: CARDAMONE, SACK, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Wade Thomas appeals from his conviction of inducement of travel in interstate commerce for a fraudulent purpose, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314. Thomas argues that there is insufficient evidence to sustain the conviction, that the district court erred in instructing the jury and in restricting the cross-examination of the victim, and that the prosecutor made improper statements in her summation. We affirm.

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