Here, defendant and codefendant Chen used the same basic pattern of conduct with each of the clients addressed by the indictment. This included advertising that emphasized that Da Bure could expedite the process, representations of special relationships in the Chinese consulate as well as the USCIS, and fraudulent promises of quick results ( see People v. Deangelis, 186 A.D.2d 397, 588 N.Y.S.2d 549 [1992], lv. denied 80 N.Y.2d 1026, 592 N.Y.S.2d 675, 607 N.E.2d 822 [1992]; see also People v. Burks, 254 A.D.2d 738, 739, 680 N.Y.S.2d 767 [1998] ). Defendant abandoned his present severance argument ( see People v. Ortiz, 165 A.D.2d 675, 564 N.Y.S.2d 243 [1990], lv. denied 76 N.Y.2d 989, 563 N.Y.S.2d 778, 565 N.E.2d 527 [1990] ).