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U.S. v. PROFFIT

No. 94-3392.

49 F.3d 404 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen R. PROFFIT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 28, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond Conrad, Federal Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, argued for appellant.

John Daniel Stewart, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued for appellee.

Before HANSEN, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and WILL, Senior District Judge.

WILL, Senior District Judge.

Stephen R. Proffit was tried before a jury and convicted of thirteen counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. All of the charges alleged in the indictment involved a scheme to defraud in which Proffit misrepresented himself to be a wealthy businessman and convinced various individuals to send him money for ostensibly high return investments in cattle futures. The trial court denied Proffit's motion for a judgment of...

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