Legal Opinion
John P. Shale, D/B/A J. & C Company, Inc., D/B/A Southern Home Properties, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1968No. 24264PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant was tried and convicted by a jury under nine counts of violating the mail fraud statute, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1341. 1 Each count involves the purchase, induced by fraudulent representations, of certain mortgaged homes, using the United States mail to convey the necessary papers and forms from appellant to prospective sellers.
Generally, the sellers were persons being transferred out of the Jacksonville, Florida area for military or business reasons. They placed advertisements in the local papers offering to sell their homes for little or no equity. Most of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Silverman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- David Farrell and Oliver J. Farrell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by21 opinions
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