U.S. v. AOSSEY

Nos. 16-1611, 16-1688, 16-1761.

854 F.3d 453 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William B. AOSSEY, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Midamar Corporation, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jalel Aossey, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 14, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellants was Albert Linch Jordan , of Birmingham, AL. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellants' brief; Jason Ryan Klinowski , of Birmingham, AL.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Timothy Vavricek , AUSA, of Cedar Rapids, IA. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Richard L. Murphy , AUSA, of Cedar Rapids, IA.

Before COLLOTON, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


A grand jury charged Midamar Corporation, William Aossey, and Jalel Aossey with several criminal offenses arising from their sale of falsely labeled halal meat. The defendants moved to dismiss the indictment for lack of jurisdiction. Their theory was that Congress had reserved exclusive enforcement authority over the alleged...

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