Legal Opinion
Crawford v. SILETTE
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 3, 2010No. 09-40641PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*277EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:
Wendy Silette retired her Florida condominium’s mortgage with $328,000 given her by George Hudgins. Unbeknownst to Silette, Hudgins obtained this money by defrauding investors through a Ponzi scheme. A court-appointed receiver in Hudgins’s ease petitioned the court to take control of Silette’s condominium in order to sell it and redistribute the funds to Hudgins’s victims. The district court granted the petition, imposed an equitable lien, and ordered Silette to transfer the condominium to the receiver. Silette appeals, arguing that the Florida Constitution’s…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Forex Asset Management LLCCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- W. Henry Haile, Receiver-Appellant v. Henderson National Bank, Cleveland J. Bridges and Betty BridgesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by18 opinions
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