Legal Opinion
United States v. Prieto
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 20, 2016No. 14-1325PPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
The criminal prosecution giving rise to this appeal stems from a so-called mortgage rescue program organized and operated by Michael Prieto. In brief, Prieto’s organization garnered large sums of money, while homeowners, sham buyers, and lenders to whom Prieto and his operatives made a series of false representations ended up with substantial losses and liabilities. The United States viewed the whole arrangement as ^fraudulent. A jury agreed, convicting Prieto of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Prieto now appeals both his conviction and the portion of his sentence…
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