Legal Opinion
United States v. Dokich
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 21, 2010No. 08-2850PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Melvin Dokich sold stock for Efoora, Inc., a company that claimed to be developing diagnostic tests for HIV, mad-cow disease, and blood glucose levels. Unfortunately, Efoora in the end was nothing but a phony. The company invited potential investors and customers to its headquarters in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, where they received tours of manufacturing facilities staffed by temporary laborers and filled with fake test kits and empty boxes. Dokich and others who sold stock lied about Efoora’s sales figures, promised that the company would soon be traded publicly, and…
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