Legal Opinion
United States v. James Massa, United States of America v. Duane Skinner
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1984No. 83-1756, 83-1803PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
James Massa and Duane Skinner appeal their criminal convictions on a forty-three count indictment arising out of the massive swindle of the Stix & Company brokerage firm (Stix). The indictment charged Massa and Skinner with participation in a scheme masterminded by unindieted coconspirator Thomas Brimberry to loot the Stix firm. Brimberry, a one-time margin clerk for Stix, devised a plan for creating false internal records at Stix which allowed funds to be withdrawn from various accounts on the basis of nonexistent collateral. Count One of the indictment charged Massa,…
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