U.S. v. GODAT

No. 11-3536.

688 F.3d 399 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Kenneth Edward GODAT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 8, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Mercer , Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Springfield, MO ( Raymond C. Conrad, Jr. , Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellant.

Philip M. Koppe , Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO ( Beth Phillips , U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MURPHY, MELLOY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth Edward Godat waived indictment and was charged by information with structuring financial transactions for the purpose of evading currency-transaction reporting requirements in violation of 31 U.S.C. § 5324(a)(3) and with evading taxes in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201. Both charges stem from Godat's having fraudulently taken money from a victim whom he convinced to invest in an entirely fictional business that he claimed to...

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