U.S. v. PALUMBO

No. 89-1756.

897 F.2d 245 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William R. PALUMBO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. Carr, Asst. U.S. Atty., Benton, Ill., Robert T. Coleman, Asst. U.S. Atty., East St. Louis, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

John Zwerling, Zwerling, Mark, Sutherland, Ginsberg & Lieberman, New York City, for defendant-appellant.

Before CUDAHY and POSNER, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Promises of immunity are important weapons in the fight against large-scale criminal enterprises; the government often snares big fish with information gained from little fish. In return, the little fish are granted immunity from prosecution based upon the information they provide to the government. The system works, however, only if each side keeps its end of the bargain: the informant must provide accurate information, and the government must...

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