Karen K. Caldwell

Affiliations

• United States v. Coffman

  District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2011-02-14 · cited 3×

  This case involved criminal charges against Bryan Coffman and others for mail fraud, wire fraud, and securities fraud under the Securities Exchange Act, stemming from alleged misrepresentations in soliciting investors for an oil and gas drilling business with operations involving Canadian sales offices and investors. The defendant moved to dismiss certain counts, arguing that the Supreme Court's decision in Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. barred prosecution because the scheme occurred abroad and the statutes lack extraterritorial reach. The court denied the motion as to the mail and wire fraud counts, reasoning that those statutes focus on the use of U.S. mail and interstate wires rather than the location of the fraudulent scheme or victims. As to the securities fraud count, the court denied the motion without prejudice as premature, permitting the defendant to renew it after the government's case-in-chief to allow further factual development on whether the transactions qualified as domestic.

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• Fifth Third Bank v. Waxman

  District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2010-07-06 · cited 12×

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• Sparkman v. Thompson

  District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2010-03-25

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• Thacker v. Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C.

  District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2010-03-03 · cited 45×

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• Bentley v. Thompson

  District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2010-01-19

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• 2815 Grand Realty Corp. v. Goose Creek Energy, Inc.

  District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2009-09-14 · cited 5×

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