U.S. v. HAWKINS

Nos. 13-3335, 13-3336, 13-3337, 13-3338, 13-3339.

796 F.3d 843 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Isreal Owen HAWKINS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Teresa Brown, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Johnny Heurung, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. William Miller, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Martin Roper, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 29, 2015.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 2, 2015 in Nos. 13-3337 & 13-3339.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen C. Moss , Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, argued ( Laine Cardarella , Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant Isreal Owen Hawkins, Jr.

Russell J. Shankland , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Kansas City, MO, argued, for appellant Teresa Brown.

David A. Kelly , Kelly, Symonds & Reed, LLC, Lee's Summit, MO, argued, for appellant Johnny Heurung.

David Guastello , The Guastello Law Firm, Kansas City, MO, argued, for appellant William Miller.

Jack F. West , Kansas City, KS, argued, for appellant Martin Roper.

Daniel M. Nelson , Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued ( Tammy Dickinson , U.S. Atty., Kathleen D. Mahoney , Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before BYE, BEAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


Isreal Hawkins, Teresa Brown, Johnny Heurung, William Miller, and Martin Roper were convicted of various crimes related to their involvement in promoting and/or selling stock for Petro America Corporation (Petro America), an unregistered company that had no value. The defendants appeal...

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