United States Ninth Circuit

The "purchase" element of the crime of "equity skimming" does not require proof of the exchange of adequate consideration, and those convictions were not precluded by concurrent mail fraud convictions.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/09/2002
• Decided 05/22/2002
• Published 05/22/2002

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge., Before: O'SCANNLAIN and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William A. Cohan, William A. Cohan, P.C., San Diego, California, argued the cause for appellant Weaver., Michael B. Bigelow, Sacramento, California, argued the cause for appellant Buschman.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robin R. Taylor, Assistant United States Attorney, Sacramento, California, argued the cause for appellee United States of America.  John K. Vincent, United States Attorney, was on the briefs.