U.S. v. BAKER

No. 99-1756.

200 F.3d 558 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sylvia R. BAKER, also known as Sylvia Briggs, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 7, 2000.

Rehearing Denied February 8, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Elmus Monroe, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, MO, argued (Stephen L. Hill, Jr., on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas D. Carver, Springfield, MO, argued, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD and LOKEN, Circuit Judges, and SIPPEL, District Judge.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Acting as a licensed Missouri insurance agent, Sylvia R. Baker received insurance premium payments from several elderly clients and represented she would use the money to purchase insurance policies or annuities for them. Baker instead deposited the money in personal bank accounts and used it for her personal expenses. Following an investigation by the United States Postal Service, Baker was indicted and convicted of one count of mail fraud,...

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