Legal Opinion
United States v. Gary D. Bollin, United States of America v. Ernst N. Tietjen, United States of America v. James Gormley
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 19, 2001No. 00-4337, 00-4347 and 00-4406PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Senior Judge HALL wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge MOTZ joined.
OPINION
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellants raise numerous challenges to their convictions and sentences stemming from their involvement in an investment fraud scheme and the subsequent coverup. We conclude that their challenges lack merit and therefore affirm the judgments below. We also conclude that pursuant to the Supremacy Clause, federal forfeiture law supersedes the garnishment protections that Georgia state law provides for funds in an individual…
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