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United States v. William F. Biggs, United States of America v. William F. Biggs, United States of America v. William F. Biggs

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided May 9, 1985No. 82-5236(L), 82-5237 and 82-5256PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:

A jury found defendant William F. Biggs guilty of “travel fraud” under 18 U.S.C. § 2314. The “travel fraud” statute proscribes inducing another to travel in interstate commerce in furtherance of a scheme to defraud him of money or property having a value of $5,000 or more. 1 The fraudulent scheme alleged here was that Biggs solicited investments to open a coal mine, but in fact appropriated the majority of the funds collected for his own personal use. The four counts of the indictment alleged interstate travel by various Florida residents.

After Biggs was found…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Harry Neil KellyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  2. United States v. Wilford R. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  3. United States v. Larry Nash Mangiameli, A/K/A Dorian GrayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
  4. United States v. Harry Levine BensonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
  5. United States v. Donald Lyle HasselCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. United States v. David F. Brown, Tore T. Debella, Richard A. Reizen, Robert F. EhrlingCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  2. United States of America, Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Harvey Myerson, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. RichardsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. Richard Lee FowlerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Dennis L. Roberts, Also Known as Douglas Campbell, Also Known as Robert Murphy, Douglas R. Jones, Pamela J. Faught, and Bryan L. HuffCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994

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