Opinion ID: 557210
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Heading: pro se issues

Text: 42 Although represented by counsel on appeal, Moscony has, with leave of this court, filed a pro se brief advancing a number of arguments why his conviction is invalid and should be reversed. He asserts: 43 (1) As a matter of law, Moscony was unprosecutable. His real estate activities are non-criminal, and therefore his conviction should be reversed and the indictment dismissed. 44 (2) The mortgage companies were never an 'agent' of the HUD/FHA. 45 (3) Count two and counts three through count twenty must be dismissed as they do not reach the level of legal sufficiency to be crimes under Title 18 United States Code Section 2314 '... transporting money taken by fraud, knowing the money to have been taken by fraud.' 46 (4) The settlement checks were worthless at the time they were transported. 47 (5) The government did not prove the settlements were accomplished with and taken by fraud. 48 We have carefully considered these points, including the elaboration on them in his brief, and find that his pro se contentions are clearly without merit.