UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
John MADDUX, Jr. (16-6368); Christina Carman (16-6370); Julie Coscia (16-6371); Michael E. Smith (16-6726), Defendants-Appellants.
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Argued: May 3, 2018.
Decided and Filed: February 26, 2019.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
ARGUED: Kent Wicker , DRESSMAN BENZINGER LA VELLE, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant in 16-6368. Nicole S. Elver , DRESSMAN BENZINGER LA VELLE, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant in 16-6370. Gregory A. Napolitano , LAUFMAN & NAPOLITANO, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant in 16-6726. John M. Pellettieri , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Kent Wicker , DRESSMAN BENZINGER LA VELLE, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant in 16-6368. Nicole S. Elver , DRESSMAN BENZINGER LA VELLE, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant in 16-6370. Gregory A. Napolitano , LAUFMAN & NAPOLITANO, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant in 16-6726. John M. Pellettieri , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., Laura K. Voorhees , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee. Gary W. Lanker , LAW OFFICE OF GARY W. LANKER, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant in 16-6371. Steven D. Jaeger , THE JAEGER FIRM, PLLC, Erlanger, Kentucky, Candace Crouse , PINALES, STACHLER, YOUNG, BURRELL, & CROUSE CO. LPA, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Amicus Curiae in 16-6370.
Before: SUHRHEINRICH, GIBBONS, and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges.
OPINION
KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.
The defendants here took part in a decade-long scheme surreptitiously to sell tax-free cigarettes, thereby defrauding federal, state, and local governments of more than $45 million in tax revenue. The federal government eventually uncovered the scheme and...
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