ALVAREZ v. U.S.

No. 16-16479.

862 F.3d 1297 (2017)

Rene ALVAREZ, et al., Plaintiff-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 17, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray M. Shepard , The Shepard Law Firm, LLC, Glenn Burnie, MD, Nicholas V. Pulignano, Jr. , Heath L. Vickers , Marks Gray , PA, Jacksonville, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Sonia McNeil , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Stephen Elliot Handler , Phil MacWilliams , USDOJ, Mark B. Stern , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Arthur Lee Bentley, III , U.S. Attorney's Office, Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before CARNES, Chief Judge, ROSENBAUM and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


Current and former federal law enforcement employees and their spouses deceived into investing in a Ponzi scheme presenting as the Federal Employee Benefits Group, Inc. ("FEBG") Bond Fund seek relief under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1), asserting claims of negligent conduct and aiding...

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