Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Laspesa, Victor E. Murgo, Steven A. Sarault, Aime J. Sarault
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 27, 1992No. 85-3131PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In this criminal case involving a scheme to defraud business loan seekers, we affirm the convictions and sentences.
FACTS
Appellants, Victor E. Murgo, Joseph LaSpesa, Aime J. Sarault, and Stephen A. Sarault, duped financially pressed entrepreneurs into paying large advance fees in exchange for worthless promises to secure business loans. Although each victim paid thousands of dollars to appellants, none received a penny in business financing. The following recitation of the facts is a general description of the scheme.
Victor Murgo, the head of Murgo and Sanborn…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- United States v. DieterSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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