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United States v. James R. Nichols, United States of America v. Robert Gomez

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 5, 2005No. 04-1059, 04-1062PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

James R. Nichols and Robert Gomez appeal their convictions of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of property by fraud, interstate transportation of property stolen by fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering, and civil forfeiture. Following a joint-jury trial, the district court1 sentenced Nichols to a total term of 292 months’ imprisonment and Gomez to a total term of 262 months’ imprisonment. We affirm.

I. Background

Between 1998 and 2002, Nichols and Gomez masterminded a nationwide fraud and money-laundering scheme involving the sale of…

2Cases cited42 opinions

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  4. Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by32 opinions

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