Lefkowitz

Background facts Our prior opinion in this case sets forth the factual background in detail, and we briefly summarize it here. In short, appellant alleges that he was the founder of Citi Equity Group, Inc., and CEG, Inc. From 1984 to 1994, appellant and CEG formed approximately 250 limited partnerships in which appellant and Citi Equity Group or CEG were the general partners. The partnerships held legal or beneficial ownership of thousands of apartment units comprising hundreds of individual apartment buildings in over 20 states. In 1994, appellant was indicted and Citi Equity Group was placed into an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding. Appellant was later convicted on multiple counts of “mail and wire fraud, managing a continuing financial crimes enterprise, defrauding an agency of the United States, aiding in the preparation of false tax returns, making a false statement in connection with a bankruptcy case, and obstruction of justice.” (United States v. Lefkowitz (8th Cir. 1997) 125 F.3d 608, 612.) Lefkowitz served a prison term with a release date of October 2014. Appellant alleges that in 1994 he signed a “Confidentiality and Non Circumvention Agreement” (CNCA) with an…