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United States v. Harold Wrehe, United States of America v. Thomas C. Fischer, United States of America v. Mary Lou Wrehe

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 8, 1980No. 79-1690 to 79-1692PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

The appellants Harold Wrehe, Thomas Fischer and Mary Lou Wrehe 1 were each charged, in a thirty-six-count indictment, with violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 (conspiracy), 1341 (mail fraud) and 1343 (wire fraud). Harold Wrehe was found by a jury to be guilty on twenty counts, Thomas Fischer on eighteen, and Mary Lou Wrehe on thirteen. We affirm the convictions of Harold Wrehe and Thomas Fischer, and reverse the conviction of Mary Lou Wrehe.

I. General Background

The indictment alleges that the appellants engaged in a scheme to defraud clients by means of a loan brokerage business,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Pereira v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. United States v. SampsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. United States v. Kenneth O. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  5. United States v. Joanne GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  4. United States v. Michael A. Pintar, United States of America v. Barbara PintarCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  5. United States v. Ivan W. Brown and Gordon M. KenngottCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984

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