Legal Opinion
United States v. Sweeney
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 13, 2010No. 09-1759, 09-1823PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Jon and Michelle Sweeney owned and operated Micro-Star Technology, a company that manufactured and sold cable television equipment. A federal grand jury charged the Sweeneys with manufacturing and distributing cable descramblers intended for unauthorized interception of cable signals and conspiracy to do so, see 47 U.S.C. § 553; 18 U.S.C. § 371, and currency structuring, see 31 U.S.C. § 5324. The grand jury also charged Mr. Sweeney with bankruptcy fraud, see 18 U.S.C. § 152. A jury found the Sweeneys guilty on all the submitted counts, except the jury acquitted Mr.…
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