U.S. v. SOUDAN

No. 85-2349.

812 F.2d 920 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frederick Ed SOUDAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 15, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. W. Burge, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Henry K. Oncken, U.S. Atty., James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., Robert M. Twiss, Trial Atty., Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GARZA, DAVIS and JONES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This case arises from an international shell game involving a number of players and millions of dollars. The proof at trial showed that appellant Soudan and several other individuals, with no oil, no money, and no oil tanker, bought a tanker on credit, loaded it with oil that was not theirs, sold the oil to South Africa, and sunk the tanker in the hope of recovering the insurance proceeds. The appellant grossed $4.25 million from the scheme and then failed...

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