U.S. v. GRAVATT

No. 01-1720.

280 F.3d 1189 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard C. GRAVATT, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 20, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Pihlaja, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Lizabeth A. McKibben, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, FAGG, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Richard C. Gravatt and five others were charged in an eighty-nine count indictment with conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, and conducting a continuing financial crime enterprise. The charges arose from their operation of a Treasury bill-leasing "ponzi" scheme promising no risk and returns of 2000%, through a corporation called K-7. Investors in the scheme lost over $11 million. All the defendants except for Gravatt and K-7's...

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