Legal Opinion
United States v. Randy Poulson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 14, 2017No. 16-1224PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RENDELL, Circuit Judge:
From 2006 through 2011, Appellant Randy Poulson tricked homeowners facing foreclosure into selling him their homes and engaged in a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors in those distressed properties. Poulson pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and the District Court calculated his total fraud to be $2,721,240.94. The District Court concluded that this fraud resulted in “substantial financial hardship” for more than twenty-five victims. The District Court accordingly sentenced Poulson to 70 months’…
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