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U.S. v. COHEN

No. 12-10240.

734 F.3d 878 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel COHEN, AKA Mouli Cohen, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 22, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus S. Topel (argued), Daniel F. Cook , and Jacob N. Foster , Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Merry Jean Chan (argued) and Barbara J. Valliere , Assistant United States Attorneys; Melinda Haag , United States Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, RONALD M. GOULD, and MORGAN CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

CHRISTEN, Circuit Judge:

Samuel Cohen induced patrons of a charitable organization to purchase his shares in a for-profit company by misrepresenting that the value of the shares would soon skyrocket, enabling the patrons to make large charitable contributions. A federal jury found Cohen guilty of fifteen counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, eleven counts of money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1957, and three counts...

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