Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Loftis
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 9, 2016No. 15-30262PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
The defendant, Joseph Brent Loftis, has been charged with five counts of wire fraud. The government alleges Loftis victimized investors through false representations about his oil business. The indictment charges a broad scheme to defraud, spanning six years, several states and numerous alleged victims. Each of the five counts in the indictment pertains to a particular wire transfer in which a defrauded investor wired money to Loftis. These five uses of the wires (“charged transactions”) involve a total of three investors, and all involve the scheme as perpetrated…
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