Legal Opinion
United States v. Jean Marie St. Gelais
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1992No. 90-2726PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
The defendant, Jean Marie St. Gelais, was indicted and convicted on six counts of aiding and abetting wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and 18 U.S.C. § 2. The district court sentenced St. Gelais to serve six consecutive four year prison terms, and to pay a fine of $1,000,000 and restitution of $12,120,244.29. St. Gelais appeals the validity of his conviction and the fine and restitution imposed.
Background
The six fraudulent wire transfers for which St. Gelais was convicted were part of a very involved and complicated scheme. In summary, St. Gelais sent…
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