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United States v. Miles Dearden, Jr., Alex Goldstein and Leonard Nikoloric

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 3, 1977No. 75-3362PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEE, Circuit Judge:

In late 1968, several businessmen not indicted in this case formed a sham offshore mutual fund called the First Liberty Fund; First Liberty was virtually valueless. Investments in First Liberty were guaranteed by Transcontinental Insurance Company, which was also a sham. In 1970, these businessmen engaged a German sales organization (NUSI) to sell First Liberty shares to German investors, who purchased $1.8 million worth of shares between July 1970 and February 1, 1971. Alex Goldstein was a partner in the German sales organization NUSI (his co-partners, Jurgen and Volker…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. United States v. Mayo Perez, DefendantsappellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  3. John P. Tillman, Robert Barber Moore, Johnny C. Wilson, Larry Fox, Donald P. Stone and Michael W. Simmons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. L. K. Peterson and William H. Scott, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  5. United States v. Travis Leon Wilson, Orrin Shaid, Jr., Louis Levin, Jerald Aaron White, Jasonn. Winthrop and David Levi WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. United States v. Juan Castillo, Aka: Luis Hong Rojas, United States of America v. Antonio De La RentaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  2. United States v. Thomas A. Warren, John L. Warren, Jr., Des. E. Schick and David DefinaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. United States v. BrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. United States v. Ray Vera, Luis Romero, United States of America v. Arturo PosadaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  5. United States v. Lewis Davis Michel, Robert Joseph Belmares, John Handy Jones, Daniel Stewart Henshaw and Ted Ray HinesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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