Legal Opinion

United States v. Bussell

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 27, 2007No. 06-50088, 06-50140PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We are asked to decide whether the district court properly determined the amount of intended loss for purposes of sentencing, and the amount of actual loss for purposes of restitution, resulting from convictions for bankruptcy fraud.

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Letantia Bussell (“Letantia”) is a practicing dermatologist. 1 Her late husband, John Bussell, was a practicing cardiac anaesthesiologist until 1992. In 1992, the Bussells were experiencing significant financial difficulties. They owed the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the California State Franchise Tax Board approximately $1.2…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Hughey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Louis Eugene Russell v. Tom Rolfs, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  3. Gina Shaw v. James K. Hahn John Emerson James Pearson Thomas HokinsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. David Phillip Munoz Bennie E. McGregor Donald L. ThomsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. Jeffrey Jay RutgardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by47 opinions

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