U.S. v. O'CONNOR

No. 90-1103.

910 F.2d 1466 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Daniel J. O'CONNOR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa K. Osofsky, Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Patrick A. Tuite, Tuite & Associates, Chicago, Ill., David S. Mejia, Oak Park, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Before POSNER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Daniel J. O'Connor, a crooked policeman, got caught in a sting operation. Federal agents posing as shady auto parts dealers — not above buying stolen cars to satisfy their customers' wants or cannibalize for parts — approached O'Connor and asked for notice of any potential investigations that might affect their business. At the initial meeting O'Connor described the tips he had provided to David Gorzellaney, operator of a...

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