United States v. Brown
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
186 F.3d 661 (1999)
- Written by Robert Cane, JD
Facts
Leonard Graves (defendant) was the dealer, president, and part owner of a car dealership. Gregory Brown (defendant) was a manager at the dealership. The dealership was engaged in several forms of fraud, in which Graves was involved. The money earned from the various frauds was deposited into the dealership’s bank account. Graves used funds from the bank account to pay for normal business expenses of the dealership. Such expenses included parts, materials, office supplies, used cars, advertisements, and more. The funds were not used for any business expenditures that were not part of the normal course of the dealership business. Graves was indicted and convicted for numerous counts of fraud and money laundering related to the frauds. Graves appealed some of his fraud convictions and all of his money-laundering convictions to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Smith, J.)
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