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United States v. Skeen, 4th Cir. (1996)
United States v. Skeen, 4th Cir. (1996)
No. 94-5938
SANDRA M. SKEEN,
Defendant-Appellant.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
No. 94-5955
Albert Q. Taylor, Jr., TAYLOR & HENRY, Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellants. William Corley Lucius, Assistant United States
Attorney, Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellee.
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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See
Local Rule 36(c).
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OPINION
PER CURIAM:
Robert Peeler, Sr., and Sandra Skeen appeal from their convictions
of making material false statements on loan applications with banks
insured by the FDIC (18 U.S.C.A. 1014, 2) (West 1976 & Supp.
1996) (Counts One through Nine) and knowingly and fraudulently
withholding documents relating to a debtor's assets from the bankruptcy trustee (18 U.S.C.A. 152) (West 1969 & Supp. 1996) (Count
Ten). Peeler also appeals from his conviction of withholding, concealing, and falsifying certain bankruptcy records (18 U.S.C. 152)
(Count Eleven). Their attorney has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), noting three issues regarding sentencing but stating that, in his view, there are no meritorious issues
for appeal. Peeler and Skeen were both notified of their right to file
supplemental pro se briefs. Only Peeler has done so.
Peeler owned Carolina Leasing, Inc., an automobile leasing company, and Skeen served as its vice president and office manager. Carolina Leasing filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code in August 1991. During the course of those proceedings, the bankruptcy trustee found a number of irregularities in
Carolina Leasing's finances. An investigation by the United States
Attorney and the FBI ultimately resulted in a twelve-count indictment
against Peeler and Skeen (the Defendants).1
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1 Count Twelve was dismissed on motion of the Government prior to
trial.
2