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UNITED STATES v. SCHWARTZ

Nos. 84-2792 to 84-2798.

787 F.2d 257 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis SCHWARTZ, Diane Henning, Harry Testa, Thomas Tucker, Joseph Ciolino, Michael Caliendo, and James D'Antonio, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 28, 1986.

As Amended April 2 and April 25, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruben Castillo, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Marc Kadish, Maren Dougherty, Chicago, Ill., Dalton Grier, West Chicago, Ill., Joseph A. Lamendella, Lamendella & Filosa, Chicago, Ill., Terry Sullivan, Rolling Meadows, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Before WOOD, EASTERBROOK and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

One of the booming industries in Illinois is the disposal of usable, but depreciated, cars in order to make false claims for insurance proceeds. Peter Basile ground up one car after another in a "cruncher" in order to buy new and better cars. United States v. Basile, 771 F.2d 307 (7th Cir.1985). Benito Silva hired a team of mechanics to take his motor home...

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