UNITED STATES v. SHAH

No. 21-10292.

84 F.4th 190 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mrugeshkumar Kumar SHAH; Iris Kathleen Forrest; Douglas Sung Won; Shawn Mark Henry; Michael Bassem Rimlawi; Wilton McPherson Burt; Jackson Jacob, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED October 2, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail A. Hayworth , Brian W. McKay, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Stephen S. Gilstrap , U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Abbe David Lowell , Christopher Dowden Man , Winston & Strawn, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant Mrugeshkumar Kumar Shah.

Angela Laughlin Brown , Gray Reed & McGraw, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Iris Kathleen Forrest.

Daniel Luke Geyser, Esq. , Haynes & Boone, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Kevin Blake Ross , Law Office of Kevin B. Ross, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Douglas Sung Won.

Franklyn Ray Mickelsen, Jr. , Broden & Mickelsen, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Shawn Mark Henry.

David Benjamin Gerger , Attorney, Gerger Hennessy & Martin, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Michael Bassem Rimlawi.

Richard W. Westling, Esq. , Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., Washington, DC, Edward J. Loya, Jr. , Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Wilton McPherson Burt.

Sara A. Johnson , New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant Jackson Jacob.

Before Richman, Chief Judge, and Wiener and Willett, Circuit Judges.


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