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U.S. v. RENZI

Nos. 13-10588, 13-10597.

769 F.3d 731 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard G. RENZI, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James W. Sandlin, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 9, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan Himmelfarb (argued), Kelly B. Kramer , Stephen Lilley , Joseph P. Minta , Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C.; Chris S. Niewoehner , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, D.C., for Defendant-Appellant Richard G. Renzi.

Gary Udashen (argued), Sorrels, Udashen & Anton, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant James Sandlin.

David A. O'Neil , Acting Assistant Attorney General; David V. Harbach, II , Deputy Chief, Public Integrity Section; David M. Bitkower , Deputy Assistant Attorney General; Stephan E. Oestreicher, Jr. (argued), Attorney, Appellate Section, United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Washington, D.C.; John S. Leonardo , United States Attorney; Gary Restaino , Assistant United States Attorney, District of Arizona, for Plaintiff-Appellee United States of America.

Kerry W. Kircher (argued), General Counsel; William Pittard , Deputy General Counsel; Todd B. Tatelman , Mary Beth Walker , Eleni M. Roumel , and Isaac B. Rosenberg , Assistant Counsel, Office of General Counsel, United States House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives.

Before: RICHARD C. TALLMAN, CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:

Congressmen may write the law, but they are not above the law. Former Arizona Congressman Richard Renzi learned this lesson the hard way when he was convicted by jury on charges of conspiracy, honest-services fraud, extortion, money laundering, making false statements to insurance regulators, and racketeering. Now Renzi and codefendant James Sandlin appeal their convictions and sentences, asserting that the evidence was insufficient...

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