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United States v. Vance K. Wolfe

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 15, 1995No. 95-3373PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Vance Wolfe appeals from his sentencing after pleading guilty to three counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, based on a Ponzi scheme he developed. We affirm.

I

Wolfe’s story begins in 1989, when he was working as a manager of Show Bizz Pizza in Oak Lawn, Illinois. At that time, Wolfe founded National Liquidators, Inc. (NLC), with the help of investment funds provided by Oak Lawn police officer Larry Ryan. NLC was in the business of purchasing “distressed” merchandise, i.e., either inventory overruns, or slightly damaged goods, and then reselling this…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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  4. United States v. William M. CarrollCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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