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U.S. v. DeCHRISTOPHER

No. 11-4151.

695 F.3d 1082 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tim DeCHRISTOPHER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

September 14, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald James Yengich , Yengich, Rich & Xaiz, ( Elizabeth Hunt , Elizabeth Hunt LLC, and Patrick A. Shea , Patrick A. Shea P.C., with him on the brief), Salt Lake City, UT, for Defendant-Appellant.

Dave Backman , Assistant United States Attorney ( David B. Barlow , United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Salt Lake City, UT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BRISCOE, Chief Circuit Judge, BALDOCK, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Tim DeChristopher entered a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas lease auction in Salt Lake City, Utah, by representing he was a bidder. His purpose was to disrupt the auction and call attention to the potential environmental harms of drilling on the leases. He proceeded to drive up the auction prices and ultimately won almost $1.8 million in bids, for which he was unable to pay....

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