James v. Gonzales, ___ F.3d ___, 2006 WL 2536614 (5th Cir. Sept. 5, 2006) (federal conviction of aiding and abetting bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2, 1344, constituted an offense "involving" fraud or deceit, since the elements of aiding and abetting bank fraud "necessarily entailed the criminal intent to see bank fraud committed, some affirmative conduct designed to aid the bank fraud, and his seeking, by his own action, to make the bank fraud successful."; "Significantly, the aiding and abetting statute, 18 U.S.C. 2, does not define a separate crime, but rather provides another means of convicting someone of the underlying offense." (Footnote omitted.)).

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