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United States v. Scher

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 23, 2010No. 08-20269PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Stephen Jay Scher, a travel agent, was convicted of wire fraud for using unauthorized waiver codes to obtain illegal discounts on Continental Airlines flights. Complaining that the jury instructions improperly amended the indictment and that the loss calculation method unreasonably inflated Continental’s losses, Scher appeals.

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Continental sells airline tickets to consumers in several ways, including through ticketing agents at airports and through independent travel agencies. To allow selected travel agents to issue tickets at reduced prices normally available…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. Patrick C. RichersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  3. United States v. LeahyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. FergusonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. OlisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. United States v. RuizCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  2. United States v. Matthew SimpsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  3. United States v. Cristobal CervantesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
  4. United States v. Robert StanfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  5. United States v. BohuchotCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010

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