UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
James OKORONKWO a/k/a Derrick, Eke Boko Chuks a/k/a Boko C. Eke, Onweazu Okwechime a/k/a Owen, Tonet Jackson, Emmanuel Ezinwa a/k/a Emma Ezinwa, Defendants-Appellants.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
February 17, 1995.
February 17, 1995.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richelieu Edward Wheelan (Court-appointed), Houston, TX, for Okoronkwo.
Reginald E. McKamie, Sr. (Court-appointed), Houston, TX, for Chuks.
Peter Adams (Court-appointed), Houston, TX, for Jackson.
David P. Cunningham (Court-appointed), Houston, TX, for Ezinwa.
George W. Lang, II (Court-appointed), Houston, TX, for Okwechime.
Scott A. Schumacher, Atty., Alan Hechtkopf, Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Robert E. Lindsay, Chief, Crim. App. and Tax Enf. Pol. Sect., Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Paula C. Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Atty., Lawrence Finder, U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for appellee.
Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Appellants in this criminal case are James Okoronkwo, Emmanuel Ezinwa, Onweazu Okwechime, Boko Chuks Eke and Tonet Jackson. All five were convicted for their role in a sizeable conspiracy to file false income tax returns with the United States government. Members of this conspiracy would recruit people to file tax returns and assist them in filling out fraudulent returns. Typically, these returns would...
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