Legal Opinion
Loyd Carl Ray v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 22, 1966No. 18235_1PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Loyd Carl Ray was indicted on eleven counts of mail fraud under Title 18, U.S.C. § 1341 in April of 1964. The indictment charged that Ray acting under the alias of Willard T. Morton, set up a scheme to defraud a number of citizens by use of the mails. The scheme involved was to induce prospective purchasers to buy tours to Hawaii. A travel agency office was set up in St. Louis. Two salesmen and a secretary were hired by Morton. Brochures and various mailings were sent out to attract a clientele. The tours cost $485.00 each and were scheduled for December of 1963. Just…
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