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United States v. Fisher

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 19, 2011No. 09-2460PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Edward Fisher was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 371 of conspiracy to defraud the United States while serving as in-house general counsel to Simplified Employment Services, Inc. (SES). The conspiracy that led to Fisher’s conviction involved SES’s filing of false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Fisher was implicated in the conspiracy based on, among other things, his role as the liaison to SES’s outside counsel and his scheme to “back out” SES’s tax liability. He was sentenced to 41 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Brown v. KontehCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. William Anthony Johnson (04-5110/6161) and Christopher L. Stone (04-5146)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Rebecca K. Crossley (99-4076) Starla Grubich (99-4080),defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by68 opinions

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  2. United States v. Pamela MillerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
  3. United States v. Jordon FordCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
  4. United States v. Mario WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. Richard PaulusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2018

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