United States Sixth Circuit

Venue in a mail fraud case is limited to districts where the mail is deposited, received, or moves through, even if the fraud's core was elsewhere. Accordingly, conviction as to five of seven mail fraud charges is reversed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/19/2004
• Published 04/19/2004

Judges

• Before DAUGHTREY and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  GWIN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kip T. Bollin (argued and briefed), Thompson Hine (argued and briefed), William B. Leahy (briefed), Cleveland, OH, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard S. Murray (argued and briefed), Assistant United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, MI, for Appellee.