Legal Opinion
United States v. Bernegger
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 20, 2011No. 09-60932PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant, Peter Bernegger, appeals his conviction for mail and bank fraud. He also appeals his sentence of seventy months in prison and restitution of approximately $2 million. We AFFIRM as modified.
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Peter Bernegger and Stephen Finch were charged in a six-count indictment with various counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy for inducing investors to invest money in their two start-up companies, We-Gel and Citrus Products International (CPI). We-Gel purported to make gelatin out of catfish waste, and CPI sought to make limonin out of lemon seeds.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
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