Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit October 7, 2002, 02-1433 (United States v. Mohammed Mabrook)

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Mohammed Mabrook was convicted of mail and wire fraud after he convinced his friends and associates to invest over one million dollars in a business he knew was failing. He now appeals arguing that the district court abused its discretion in making the various contested trial rulings; and that it erred in imposing sentence. We disagree and affirm.

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