UNITED STATES v. OSTERTAG

No. 79-1818.

619 F.2d 767 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Judith Ann OSTERTAG a/k/a Judith Ann Davis and Susan Wilson, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Duis, Fargo, N. D., for appellant.

James R. Britton, U. S. Atty. and Gary Annear (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Fargo, N. D., on brief for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and BRIGHT and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.


BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Two young women bilked an elderly Grand Forks, North Dakota, woman (the victim) out of $37,000 in cash and $20,000 in jewelry by playing a confidence game known as pigeon-dropping. One woman, using the name Susan Wilson, and another, who called herself Gail Baker, transported the victim and her assets from place to place in a late-model Ford Thunderbird. Finally, the swindlers drove across the North...

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