Legal Opinion
United States v. Steven L. Thornberg, United States of America v. Steven H. Olson, United States of America v. James E. Thornberg
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 16, 1988No. 87-5089 to 87-5091PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
This is a prosecution for mail fraud. The government alleged that between January 1980 and December 1984 the defendants, as owners and officers of several different companies, carried out a scheme to defraud the companies’ creditors and customers. Generally, the indictment charged that the defendants’ companies, which sold grain-processing equipment, would buy their inventory and advertising on credit, without intending to pay for them, and then would sell the equipment to customers, requiring payment in cash before delivery. Much of the merchandise would be delivered…
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