UNITED STATES v. GREENLAW

No. 22-10511.

76 F.4th 304 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hollis Morrison GREENLAW; Benjamin Lee Wissink; Cara Delin Obert; Jeffrey Brandon Jester, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED July 31, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Jeannine Mitchell , Brian W. McKay, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, Amanda R. Burch , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Kennon K. Shanmugam , Brian M. Lipshutz , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Hillary Black , Danielle Marryshow , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, L.L.P., New York, NY, Paul E, Pelletier , U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Washington, DC, Rose Linda Romero, Esq. , Law Offices of Romero Kozub, Hurst, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Hollis Morrison Greenlaw.

Guy Lewis , Law Offices of Guy A. Lewis, P.L.L.C., Pincrest, FL, Matthew Nielsen , Bracewell, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Benjamin Lee Wissink.

James Burnham , King Street Legal, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, Brian M. Jorgensen , Jones Day, Dallas, TX, Margaret Adema Maloy , Jones Day, San Diego, CA, Neal James Stephens, Esq. , Jones Day, Palo Alto, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Cara Delin Obert.

Arthur Lee Bentley, III , Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, L.L.P., Tampa, FL, Jeffrey J. Ansley , Attorney, Arianna G. Goodman , Vedder Price, P.C., Dallas, TX, Michael Boyce Holleman, II, Esq. , Elisha Kobre , Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Jeffrey Brandon Jester.

Before Stewart, Dennis, and Southwick, Circuit Judges.


In January 2022, a jury convicted United Development Funding ("UDF") executives Hollis Greenlaw, Benjamin Wissink, Cara Obert, and Jeffrey Jester (collectively "Appellants") of conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and eight counts of aiding and abetting...

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