Legal Opinion

United States v. John Anthony Spencer

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 7, 2012No. 11-3463PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

A jury found John Anthony Spencer guilty of ten counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and three counts of other fraud-related crimes. The district court1 sentenced him to 125 months’ imprisonment and ordered him to pay $7,874,089.21 in restitution. Spencer challenges several of the district court’s evidentiary rulings and his sentence. We affirm.

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In spring 2005, Spencer began to work as a mortgage broker at Minnesota One, where he helped borrowers obtain mortgage financing. The evidence at trial showed that, beginning in September 2005, Spencer…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces TecumCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  3. United States v. David M. Saks, United States of America v. James Doyle SpruillCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. VakninCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by46 opinions

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  4. United States v. Dustin WortheyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  5. United States v. Jason Bo-Alan BeckmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015

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