Legal Opinion
United States v. Dan D. Lashmett
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 22, 1992No. 91-1317PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
In the spring of 1985, Dan Lashmett (Lashmett) devised a scheme to secure insurance on fictitious livestock, report that fictitious livestock stolen, and collect on the insurance. One obstacle stood in his way: he was in state prison at the time (on charges unrelated to this suit), so he had to enlist the services of others to do the legwork for him. For that he turned to his son, Dan Jeffrey Lashmett (Jeff), and his son-in-law, Randy Smith (Randy), who together managed the family farming operation in Winchester, Illinois.
Lashmett administered the scheme from prison…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by34 opinions
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