Legal Opinion

United States v. Schwartz

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 5, 2008No. 05-11715PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

A Southern District of Florida jury found Larry Schwartz, Edward Meyer, Raphael Raymond Levy, and Ronalee Or-lick 1 guilty of offenses they committed in carrying out a fraudulent scheme to sell high-yield promissory notes, issued by companies Schwartz and Levy owned, to individual investors. 2 The scheme had a life of about four years; it came to an end shortly before Schwartz’s company filed for bankruptcy. As investors became aware that their notes might become worthless, they demanded payment. Most were too late; the losses they suffered totaled in excess of $30…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. United States v. HillCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
  2. American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations v. City of MiamiCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
  3. Dustin Myers v. Murry BowmanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
  4. United States v. George R. CavalloCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
  5. United States v. ClarkeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011

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