Tuesday, October 18, 2011

First Circuit -- US v. Stergios

Sufficient evidence that bank was FDIC-insured where proof of such insurance predating offense and at time of trial.

Requesting mailed ATM cards that were later used fraudulently satisfies furtherance requirement of mail faud statute.

Ebay fraud justifies supervised-release restrictions on internet access.

Inclusion of 1.4m check in loss amounts (which doubled the guidelines range) was within court's discretion.


US v. Stergios
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