U.S. v. BLEVINS

No. 07-3298.

542 F.3d 1200 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leon Travis BLEVINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Mercer, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Springfield, MO (Raymond C. Conrad, Jr., Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellant.

Douglas C. Bunch, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, MO (John F. Wood, U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BYE and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Tax preparer Leon Travis Blevins prepared and filed twenty federal income tax returns for seven taxpayers that falsely claimed Schedule C business losses, Schedule E rental losses, and Form 4797 losses from the sale of business property for the 1999-2002 tax years. At least six of the taxpayers were investors in a foundering business run by Blevins that bought and sold home mortgages and engaged in other real estate activities. Some returns falsely...

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