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United States v. Kent

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 16, 2016No. 14-2082-cr (L), 14-2874-cr (CON)PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DEBRA ANN LIVINGSTON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal by Thomas Jefferson Kent arises from a wire fraud conspiracy case against Kent, Sanford Gottesman, Brad Robinson, and Beno Matthews, 1 who were each convicted in connection with them participation in an “advance fee” scheme— a scheme in which supposed lending companies operated by the defendants falsely promised loans to small businesses and collected fees for fraudulent expenses, while never issuing any loans. Following their arrests and indictment in February 2014, Kent, Robinson, and Matthews entered ■ guilty pleas. 2 Kent now appeals from a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. CaveraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  2. United States v. John Napoli, A/K/A John Bianco, A/K/A "Vince," Barry D. Pincus Robert San Filippo Darrin WiggerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  3. United States v. JassCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. SabhnaniCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. MulderCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Alston v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
  2. United States v. Kirk Tang YukCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2018
  3. United States v. NatalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. RunnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2025
  5. United States v. MoranCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2019

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