Fox v. State

This is an appeal from a conviction and sentence entered after a two-month trial involving certain white-collar crimes stemming from appellant’s operation of United Precious Metals, Inc. (UPM), a company in the business of selling precious metals between 1981 and 1983. During its two years of operation losses of customer money of over eleven million dollars were sustained by UPM; the business filed for bankruptcy in 1983.

On October 27, 1986 and December 29, 1986, appellant was charged with 1) one count of racketeering (RICO); 2) one count of conspiracy to commit RICO; 3) one count of…