Legal Opinion
du Purton v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 16, 2016No. 15-CV-1026 (ADS)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION & ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
Similar to the facts in United States v. Romano, 794 F.3d 317 (2d Cir. 2015), this case involves an alleged scheme to sell rare coins at inflated prices through fraud and misrepresentation. Robert du Purton (the “Petitioner”), as the owner and president of four coin-selling companies, was charged with and convicted of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Having served his sentence, he is no longer in custody.
The Petitioner filed this writ of error coram nobis under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. DenedoSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- United States v. RomanoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2015
- United States v. John C. Mandanici, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Kovacs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Purton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2018
- Du Purton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2018