Legal Opinion
Sender v. Simon
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1996No. 94-1569PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
This ease arises out of an elaborate and long-running Ponzi scheme.1 As with all Ponzi schemes, this one collapsed and left many innocent investors with significant losses. The scheme was masterminded and operated by a man named James Donahue, whom a federal district court sentenced to federal prison for his role in the debacle. In his operation of the scheme, Mr. Donahue utilized a solely-owned corporation and three limited partnerships. The corporation served as the managing general partner of the three limited partnerships. The innocent investors in the scheme…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Hays and Company, as Trustee for Monge Oil Corporation v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- In the Matter of Consolidated Bancshares, Inc., D/B/A Consolidated Investors, Inc., Debtor. Pierson & Gaylen, Ray & Terrell & Grubbs, Cross- v Creel & Atwood and Jack Bryant, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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- Rieser v. Hayslip (In Re Canyon Systems Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 2006
- Miller v. WulfDistrict Court, D. Utah · 2015
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