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U.S. v. THORNBERG

No. 02-2258.

326 F.3d 1023 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Edward THORNBERG, also known as Samuel James Thornberg, also known as Samuel James Colby, also known as James Edward Thornbag, also known as Robert Johnson, also known as George Swenson, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 29, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Murphy, argued, Rapid City, SD, for appellant.

Mikal Hansen, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Pierre SD, for appellee.

Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, LOKEN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

James Edward Thornberg pled guilty to wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A)(i). The district court2 sentenced him to 96 months after departing upward from the sentencing guidelines. Thornberg appeals, and we affirm.

Throughout 1998 James Thornberg engaged in an elaborate scheme to sell ethanol powered vehicles. The vehicles...

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