U.S. v. JORDAN

No. 19-40499.

958 F.3d 331 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Laura JORDAN, also known as Laura Maczka; Mark Jordan, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 1, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley Elliot Visosky , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Christopher Andrew Eason, Esq. , Grover Glenn Roque-Jackson , U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas, Plano, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Barry J. Pollack , Attorney, Rachel Li Wai Suen , David Hunter Smith , Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Jeffrey A. Kearney , Kearney Wynn , Fort Worth, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before ELROD, SOUTHWICK, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


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