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United States v. Heppner

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 13, 2008No. 07-2026, 07-2028PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Thomas Anderson and Anthony Heppner, founders of the Skyward Group investment club, were convicted by a jury of mail fraud offenses based on misrepresentations they made to investors and their diversion of invested funds to their own use. They appeal from the judgment. We affirm.

Heppner and Anderson started the Skyward Group (Skyward) investment club in 1999 and served on its board of directors. Both men solicited individuals to become members of Skyward club by representing that funds loaned to the club would be invested to generate returns for the members. Heppner and…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  2. United States v. BryantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. WormanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. Jermaine RoyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  5. United States v. HoweCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008

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