DocketNumber： 22-1869
Filed Date： 2/9/2023
Status： Non-Precedential
Modified Date： 2/9/2023
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Court for the District of South Dakota - Southern ____________ Submitted: February 6, 2023 Filed: February 9, 2023 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SHEPHERD, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.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-