Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sandra Denise WELCH, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 26, 1996No. 96-50122PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
We must decide whether a sentence for conviction of bankruptcy fraud by filing fraudulent bankruptcy petitions can be enhanced for violation of a “judicial process” under the Sentencing Guidelines.
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Defendant Sandra Denise Welch participated in a scheme to defraud the United States Bankruptcy Courts. The business in which she worked with Eugene and Karen Hawkins purported to provide relief to tenants facing eviction. They advertised that they could postpone an eviction up to six months.
After soliciting the necessary information from a tenant, Welch would prepare and file a fraudulent…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Dario RestrepoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4598, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 7402 United States of America v. Prakash Man Shrestha, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scott KARTERMAN, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Charles R. MichalekCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 74,297 United States of America v. Phillip Lynn LloydCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- United States v. Howard Paul GuthrieCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. ShadduckCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Antoine M. Saacks, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Leslie J. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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