United States First Circuit

Conviction of defendant of multiple crimes related to his pyramid scheme is affirmed where: 1) district court did not abuse its discretion in restricting impeachment of a government witness; 2) district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing a thirty five year term of imprisonment, two years of supervised release, and restitution in the amount of $19,103,121.73.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/02/2009
• Published 09/02/2009

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, BOUDIN and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James M. Fox, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jack W. Pirozzolo, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.