Legal Opinion
Warfield v. Alaniz
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 24, 2009No. 07-15586, 07-16377PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question, inter alia, of whether the charitable gift annuities sold in this case were investment contracts under federal securities law. We conclude they were, and we affirm the judgment of the district court.
I
Not only did Robert Dillie promise his investors “a gift for your lifetime and beyond,” he pledged “preservation of the American way of life,” “preservation of your assets,” and “preservation of the American family.” Unless Dillie meant to refer to the way of life perfected by the Boston swindler Charles Ponzi and his family, 1 we can…
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