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GASKILL v. GORDON

No. 92-2791.

27 F.3d 248 (1994)

Paul GASKILL and Alan Hess, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Earl Dean GORDON, Kenneth F. Boula, KFB Securities, Inc., et al., Defendants, Appeal of SOUTHMARK CORPORATION, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 13, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence W. Schad, James Shedden, Beeler, Schad & Diamond, David A. Genelly, Fishman & Merrick, Chicago, IL, for plaintiffs.

Steven P. Handler, McDermott, Will & Emery, Brad L. Jensen, Martha W. Berzon, Schwartz, Cooper, Greenberger & Krauss, Stephen Ray, Stein, Ray & Conway, Chicago, IL, for defendants.

Arthur L. Klein (argued), Hal R. Morris, Michael R. Turoff, Carol L. McHugh, Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago, IL, for intervenor-appellant.

Lawrence W. Schad (argued), James Shedden, Beeler, Schad & Diamond, David A. Genelly, Kenneth F. Berg, Fishman & Merrick, Chicago, IL, for appellees.

Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Earl Dean Gordon and Kenneth Boula engaged in a massive mail fraud scheme that eventually landed them in the federal penitentiary. In a classic Ponzi game, Gordon and Boula convinced thousands of investors to purchase interests in phony or unprofitable real estate partnerships, paying off old investors with the money from new investors. Equity Builders, Incorporated (Equity) was one of the pearls in Gordon and Boula's string.

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