Legal Opinion
United States v. Fred Frey and Robert Demas, Fred Frey, in No. 94-1594. Robert Demas, in No. 94-1605
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 13, 1994No. 94-1594, 94-1605PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT SEITZ, Circuit Judge.
Fred Frey and Robert Demás (“defendants”) appeal their sentences after convictions by a jury on four counts of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and two counts of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341.
The fraud arose from a scheme by defendants to purport to buy a non-existent boat. Defendants borrowed money to pay for the boat, they insured it and then they reported it missing. They planned to repay the loan with the insurance proceeds and intended to profit by retaining the loan money. Thus, they had proposed to make the insurance company the ultimate…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Mathews v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States v. MazeSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Kann v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- United States v. Larry D. BachCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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