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United States v. Van Ray Yarnell

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided November 13, 1997No. 96-3029PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Van Ray Yarnell, through his wholly-owned company Five Star Towing, recruited drivers to drive tow trucks. The drivers were required to pay Five Star Towing about $4,000 each as down payments on their tow truck leases. Thirty-six recruited drivers paid their money to Five Star Towing, but received neither tow trucks nor refunds. Five Star Towing then went bankrupt. A jury convicted Yarnell of two counts of mail fraud, although it acquitted him on five other counts.

At sentencing, the district court enhanced Yarnell’s sentence based on the total losses to…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Stinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. William A. DietzCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  3. United States v. Robert L. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. IvyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. Joe Luis SaucedoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. United States v. William F. HelblingCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  2. United States v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
  3. United States v. Castoreno-JaimeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
  4. United States v. Cruz CamachoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. Dale F. SvacinaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998

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