Opinion ID: 161910
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Admission of Financial Records and Client Lists

Text: 46 The Caballeros appeal the admission of testimony from Heidi Norman, an FBI financial analyst who, using charts and graphs, summarized the Caballeros's client files, billing statements, and bank accounts. The Caballeros contest the admissibility of the evidence in light of its highly prejudicial nature, citing Federal Rule of Evidence 403, and also attack the soundness of Ms. Norman's methodology. 47 We review the district court's decisions under Federal Rule of Evidence 403 for abuse of discretion. Whalen v. Unit Rig, Inc., 974 F.2d 1248, 1252 (10th Cir. 1992). The records presented by Ms. Norman were highly probative of the Caballeros' involvement in a nationwide fraudulent scheme. We find no abuse of discretion in the court's decision to admit this evidence. 48 The Caballeros contend that the court failed to adequately explore the basis of Norman's testimony and therefore abdicated its role as gatekeeper under Daubert v. Merril Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579 (1993). We have already determined that Norman's testimony did not require her to be qualified as an expert and therefore Daubert is inapplicable.