Legal Opinion

United States v. Dan Thanh Nguyen

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 22, 2008No. 07-2555PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Dan Nguyen of ten counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and two counts of wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343. On appeal, he challenges various evidentiary and procedural rulings of the district court. 1 Finding no error, we affirm.

I

Dan Nguyen was convicted of mail and wire fraud arising out of a “bust-out” scheme. 2 In December 2004 and January 2005, Nguyen charged the maximum amount to several credit accounts and paid the balances with forged checks. Once the checks were received, the balances on the accounts were temporarily increased. After the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. United States v. Gonzalez-LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. United States v. Hector B. GermosenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. ApkerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. United States v. Guzman-TlasecaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  2. United States v. WattsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. VegaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  4. United States v. AugustineCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. SwopeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008

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