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United States v. Jason Bo-Alan Beckman

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 12, 2015No. 13-1162, 13-1163, 13-2603PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Chief Judge.

Five players in a partial Ponzi scheme received over $193 million from unsuspecting investors. Trevor Cook and Christopher Pettengill pled guilty, and defendants Jason Bo-Alan Beckman, Gerald Durand, and Patrick Kiley proceeded to trial. After a twenty-nine day trial, a jury found the defendants guilty on all counts, including fraud, conspiracy, and money-laundering, and the district court1 sentenced each, to decades in prison. The defendants appeal their convictions and sentences. We affirm.2

I. BACKGROUND

A. Facts

‘We present the facts in a light most favorable to the…

2Cases cited75 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. R.J. Zayed v. Associated Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
  2. United States v. Tereall GreenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
  3. United States v. Sean MeadowsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. Andre TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. Max WrightCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017

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