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Case Summary
United States v. Amiel, Jr.
United States v. Amiel, Jr., Plea Agreement, No. 08 CR 009-2 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 6, 2010). See also, United States v. Kennedy, Superseding Indictment, No. 08 CR 009 (N.D. Ill. March 19, 2008); United States v. Zabrin, Plea Agreement, No. 07 CR 521-5 (E.D. Ill. Jan. 5, 2009); United States v. Amiel, 813 F. Supp. 958 (E.D.N.Y. 1993), aff'd, 995 F.2d 367 (2d. Cir. 1993).
Précis
In this recent iteration of a tenacious and far-reaching art print counterfeiting scam originated by art book publisher Leon Amiel, Sr. in the1970s, Leon Amiel, Jr. (Sr.’s grandson) plead guilty in 2010 to one count of mail
fraud
The intentional use of deceit, a trick or some dishonest means to deprive another of his money, property or legal right, either as a cause of action or as a fatal element in the action itself.
fraud. As part of his plea agreement, Amiel, Jr. admitted that he . . . .
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