Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,032 United States of America v. Edward Henry Ashdown and Charles E. Graham, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1975No. 73--3020PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
Graham and Ashdown appeal their convictions for securities fraud under 15 U.S.C.A. § 77q(a) and mail fraud under 18 U.S.C.A. § 1341. We affirm.
Both were convicted on ten counts of an eleven-count indictment. 1 All counts involve and incorporate by reference the basic scheme, outlined in Count 1. Graham and Ashdown were charged with employing a scheme to defraud in the offer and sale of common stock in Mountain State Development Co. (Mountain). Counts 1 — 8 (excluding count 5) each charge specific sales and mailings in violation of 15 U.S.C.A. § 77q(a), fraud in the offer…
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