Legal Opinion
United States v. Petters
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 9, 2011No. 10-1843PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
After a month-long trial and five days of deliberations, a jury convicted Thomas Joseph Petters of ten counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 2; three counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 2; one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371; one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h); and five counts of money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1957, 2. The district court 1 sentenced Petters to 50 years imprisonment and 3 years supervised release.…
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