Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles G. Castor, William T. Robinette, Henry Y. Dein and James A. James
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 9, 1977No. 76-2068PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
The Government appeals, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3731, the district court’s dismissal of a mail fraud indictment returned against the defendants. The issues for our decision are whether the indictment alleges a fraudulent scheme within the scope of the mail fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and whether the indictment alleges mailings in furtherance of the alleged scheme. We hold that the indictment charges both elements of the offense and reverse the dismissal.
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The indictment charges the defendants with fourteen substantive counts of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- United States v. SampsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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