United States v. Joseph Meling

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1995-02-22

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KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge. In 1990, Joseph Meling took out several hundred thousand dollars in life insurance on his wife; in early 1991, he added accidental death benefits. All told, Meling stood to collect $700,000 if his wife happened to die in an accident. Meling was not just being prudent; he was planning for the future. Meling, however, wasn’t sat…

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