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U.S. v. KIEFFER

No. 09-3138.

621 F.3d 825 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Howard O. KIEFFER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed September 13, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David D. Hagler , U.S. Attorney's Office, Bismarck, ND, for Appellee.

Joshua Sabert Lowther , Joshua & Sabert, Savannah, GA, for Appellant.

Howard O. Kieffer , FCI Englewood, Littleton, CO, pro se.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, LOKEN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

RILEY, Chief Judge.

Howard Kieffer, an attorney-impersonator, misled federal courts across the country into admitting him to practice law within their respective jurisdictions, including the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Although he was not a lawyer, Kieffer collected over $150,000 in "legal fees" for "representing" persons accused or previously convicted of federal crimes. After a jury found Kieffer guilty of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and making false...

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