United States v. John Winer, No. 22-1869 (8th Cir. 2023)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam - Before Shepherd, Erickson, and Stras, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law. Appellant's arguments were conclusory and discussed no legal authority and would not be considered; defendant's convictions for wire fraud, conspiracy and money-laundering are affirmed.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 22-1869 ___________________________ United States of America Plaintiff - Appellee v. John Rick Winer Defendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of South Dakota - Southern ____________ Submitted: February 6, 2023 Filed: February 9, 2023 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SHEPHERD, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. John Rick Winer scammed investors out of millions of dollars. He asks us to reverse his wire-fraud, money-laundering, and conspiracy convictions, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 1349, 1512(c)(2), (k), 1956(a)(1)(B)(i), (h), but his arguments are conclusory and discuss no legal authority. See Cox v. Mortg. Elec. Registration Sys., Inc., 685 F.3d 663, 674 (8th Cir. 2012) (declining to consider an argument when the party “fail[ed] to provide a meaningful explanation . . . and citation to relevant authority”); see also United States v. Hansen, 791 F.3d 863, 867 (8th Cir. 2015) (explaining that an intent to defraud “can be shown by circumstantial evidence” (quotation marks omitted)). We accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court.1 ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Karen E. Schreier, United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota. -2-
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