Legal Opinion
United States v. Benny
District Court, N.D. California
Decided February 23, 1983No. CR-82-0620 RFPPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PECKHAM, Chief Judge.
I. STATEMENT OF FACTS
The indictment in this case alleges three mail fraud schemes, four perjury violations, three tax violations, and a racketeering charge.
A. Scheme One
The first scheme is set forth in count one of the indictment, which alleges that: In 1977, defendant George I. Benny devised a scheme to defraud Wells Fargo Bank in connection with the purchase of Diamond Heights Village. Benny represented to Wells Fargo that he was purchasing DHV for $14.5 million and that he had placed a $2 million down payment in escrow, when, instead, the purchase…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Albernaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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