Legal Opinion
Gaskill v. Gordon
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 13, 1994No. 92-2791PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Earl Dean Gordon and Kenneth Boula engaged in a massive mail fraud scheme that eventually landed them in the federal penitentiary. In a classic Ponzi game, Gordon and Boula convinced thousands of investors to purchase interests in phony or unprofitable real estate partnerships, paying off old investors with the money from new investors. Equity Builders, Incorporated (Equity) was one of the pearls in Gordon and Boula’s string.
In 1987, Equity bought an Arkansas real estate development called Diamondhead and all of the stock of Riviera Utilities of Arkansas (collectively,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Booth v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
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- Atlantic Trust Co. v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Crites, Inc. v. Prudential Ins. Co. Of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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