United States v. Simpson, No. 12-10574 (5th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendants Simpson and Shafer appealed their sentences and convictions for participation in a wire and mail fraud conspiracy in the telecommunications industry. The court affirmed Simpsons' convictions for conspiracy, aiding and abetting the transmission of spam, and obstruction of justice; reversed Simpson's conviction for false registration of a domain name where there was no evidence showing that camophone.com was used in the course of the conspiracy; vacated and remanded Simpson's sentence; and affirmed Shafer's conviction and sentence for conspiracy.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on January 20, 2014.
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