Legal Opinion
United States v. Myron C. Piggie
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 16, 2002No. 01-2518PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
In the mid to late 1990’s, Myron Piggie (Piggie) created and pursued a secret scheme to pay talented high school athletes to play basketball for his “amateur” summer team. Because the athletes intended to play college basketball, the scheme produced multiple violations of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules which require college athletes to be amateurs. Piggie pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and one count of failure to file an income tax return in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7203. Piggie…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Kevin William BeckCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Elbert Myron Riebold, Also Known as Mike RieboldCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. David R. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by27 opinions
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