UNITED STATES v. DEARDEN

No. 75-3362.

546 F.2d 622 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miles DEARDEN, Jr., Alex Goldstein and Leonard Nikoloric, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 17, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore Klein (Court-appointed), Miami, Fla., for Dearden.

Ronald I. Strauss, Arnold R. Ginsberg, Highsmith, Strauss & Nelson, Miami, Fla., for Goldstein.

Barry L. Garber (Court-appointed), Miami, Fla., Robert L. Guthrie, Dallas, Tex., for Nikoloric.

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Charles O. Farrar, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., Morris Silverstein, Nash W. Schott, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Crim. Div., Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 17, 1977.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

In late 1968, several businessmen not indicted in this case formed a sham offshore mutual fund called the First Liberty Fund; First Liberty was virtually valueless. Investments in First Liberty were guaranteed by Transcontinental Insurance Company, which was also a sham. In 1970, these businessmen engaged a German sales organization (NUSI)...

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