United States v. Robert Kay Adamson Robert Don Adamson

59 F.3d 176 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Kay ADAMSON; Robert Don Adamson, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 94-30195, 94-30196. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 7, 1995. Decided June 12, 1995. Before: BROWNING, BOOCHEVER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Robert Don Adamson and Robert Kay Adamson, father and son, were involved in a "debt elimination program" which they promoted at seminars around the country in 1987 and 1988. Participants in the program purchased "sight" or "certified" drafts resembling certified bank checks for up to fifteen percent of their face value, and then used the drafts to pay off debts. The participants paid in cash or cashier's checks, and also paid extra processing and paperwork fees. The Adamsons received as a commission one third of the money made from the sale of the drafts. The Adamsons also attempted to pay off their…