Legal Opinion
United States of America, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Lauree Flaa Brekke James Stanley Brekke, Appellees/cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1996No. 96-1089, 96-1117PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Defendants Lauree Flaa Brekke and James Stanley Brekke were indicted in federal district court in Minnesota on charges of bank fraud, making false statements to a financial institution, mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and bank fraud. The District Court, adopting the report and recommendation of a magistrate judge, dismissed the indictment, ruling that an earlier settlement in a civil action in federal district court in North Dakota precluded criminal prosecution. At the same time, the District Court held that the prior settlement did not collaterally…
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