Legal Opinion
West Hills Farms, LLC v. ClassicStar Farms, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2013No. 12-5467, 12-5475PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClay, J., joined by Griffin, J.,
MERRITT, J. (pp. 497-501), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
This case arises from the fraudulent operation of an investment vehicle called the Mare Lease Program. Plaintiffs-, a group of investors, alleged that Defendants violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c), by convincing them to invest in the Mare Lease Program and related entities in order to take advantage of various tax deductions. Little did Plaintiffs know that the assets which formed the basis of the touted tax…
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