United States Eleventh Circuit

Conviction and sentence for mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud is affirmed over defendant's claims that: 1) the government's conduct in investigating him amounted to entrapment; 2) the district court made erroneous evidentiary rulings during trial; and 3) the district court erred in its calculation of victim's loss amount and that it lacked statutory authority to impose a forfeiture money judgment against him.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/13/2008
• Published 05/13/2008

Judges

• BARKETT, Circuit Judge:, Before BARKETT, FAY and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard Escobar, Escobar, Ramirez & Associates, Tampa, FL, for Padron., Peter J. Sholl, Tampa, FL, for U.S.