U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States v. Jeffrey Owen
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- Whitney Downs Hermandorfer
- Filed
- May 14, 2026
- Case
- United States v. Jeffrey Owen
- Case status
- Decided
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 26a0213n.06 Case No. 24-5828 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED May 14, 2026 KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE v. ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) COURT FOR THE WESTERN JEFFREY R. OWEN, ) DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY ) Defendant-Appellant. ) OPINION ) Before: CLAY, GIBBONS, and HERMANDORFER, Circuit Judges. HERMANDORFER, Circuit Judge. In Defendant-Appellant Jeffrey Owen’s telling, he is an eternally optimistic real-estate entrepreneur. But Owen’s business dealings were not what they seemed. As the Government’s proof showed, Owen wove a web of fraudulent misrepresentations and transactions so that Owen and his wife, Dr. Kimberly D. Owen, could hide their liabilities from lenders; shield their assets from creditors; and avoid ever making good on their debts. Owen and Kimberly masked the proceeds of their fraudulent dealings using related bank accounts they controlled. Kimberly pled guilty for her role in the scheme. But Owen opted to proceed to trial, where a jury convicted him on seven counts for his financial crimes. The district court sentenced Owen to 136 months’ im…
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