U.S. v. LUNA

No. 18-1814, No. 18-3302, No. 18-3304.

968 F.3d 922 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Carlos Patricio LUNA Defendant-Appellant. United States of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Preston Ellard Forthun Defendant-Appellant. United States of America Plaintiff-Appellee v. Abdisalan Abdulahab Hussein Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 10, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of appellant Preston Forthun was Andrew S. Birrell of Minneapolis, MN. Also appearing on Forthun's brief was Ian S. Birrell of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of appellant Abdisalan Hussein was Rabea Jamal Zayed of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of appellant Carlos Luna was Charles L. Hawkins , of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee USA was Michael L. Cheever , AUSA, of Minneapolis, MN.

Before LOKEN, SHEPHERD, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


This case is about a recruitment-and-kickback scheme involving car-accident victims, a chiropractic clinic, and automobile insurers. Three members of the scheme were convicted of mail and wire fraud. In these consolidated appeals, the defendants' convictions stand, but we send several sentencing issues back for another look...

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