Conviction for various crimes committed in furtherance of a typical Ponzi scheme is affirmed where: 1) the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions; and 2) the district court did not err in certain omissions in the instructions given to the jury in co-defendant Moore’s trial. 

Read US v. Griggs, No. 06-4211

Appellate InformationAppeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division.Argued: February 9, 2008Decided: June 24, 2009

JudgesBefore POSNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges, and DOW, District Judge.Opinion by POSNER, Circuit Judge.

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