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.)).