Convictions and sentences of five defendants for selling unregistered securities are affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded in part where: 1) defendant Keskemety's sentence improperly included fraud losses from a different telemarketing location used in the scheme; 2) defendant Nelson's conviction is reversed for improper admission of lay opinion evidence in violation of Fed. R. Evid. 404(b); and 3) defendant Barker's sentence incorrectly calculated his criminal history score.

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