jewell robbins scam

• United States of America, Appellee v. Lois A. Alston-Graves, A/K/a Lois Austin, Appellant., 435 F.3d 331 (D.C. Cir. 2006)

...In November 1997, Smith began the same scam anew, this time with Norwest Business Credit, a Co...Robbins, The Ostrich Instruction: Deliberate Ignorance as ..., probably illegal, reason."); see also Jewell, 532 F.2d at 707 (Kennedy, J., dissenting) ("The f...

• Federal Circuits

• Reflections on Reves v. Ernst & Young: its meaning and impact on substantive, accessory, aiding abetting and conspiracy liability under RICO.

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act - 25th Anniversary Issue The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act was intended to attack both organized crime and white collar crime, and the statute should be used against professionals to prosecute them for crimes that cost the economy billions of dollars. Some courts have mistakenly interpreted the US Supreme Court's Reves v. Ernst & Young decision as a safe harbor for professionals not involved in operation or management of a defrauding enterprise. Accomplice liability and conspiracy laws are unchanged by Reves, which only address principal liability, and courts should not be swayed by immunity arguments that cloak professional misdeeds.

... in the first degree in the operation of the scam. That Adkins was also easily categorized as an aid...1977); Jewell, 532 F.2d at 700-04; Tenth Circuit: Glick, 710 F.2...See, e.g., Robbins MBW Corp. v. Ashkenazy, 644 N.Y.S.2d 260, 261-262 ...

• American Criminal Law Review
• Vol. 33 Nbr. 5, January 1996