Legal Opinion
United States v. John Steffen
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 9, 2012No. 12-1098PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
John R. Steffen was indicted on two counts of bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344, one count of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and one count of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. Steffen filed a motion to dismiss the indictment for failure to state an offense. The district court 1 found that a false representation is a required element of a federal fraud offense and that the indictment failed to allege any express misrepresentation by Steffen. The district court further held that “absent a statutory, fiduciary, or independent disclosure…
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