U.S. v. PRICE

Nos. 91-3606 and 91-3607.

995 F.2d 729 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John F. PRICE and Clarence D. Brinson, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gillum Ferguson, Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Attys., John J. Tharp, Jr., Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div. (argued), Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Matthew F. Kennelly, Margaret L. Paris, Robert M. Stephenson (argued), Cotsirilos, Stephenson, Tighe & Streicker, Bernard B. Nathan, Chicago, IL, for John F. Price, defendant-appellant.

Matthew F. Kennelly, Margaret L. Paris, Robert M. Stephenson (argued), Cotsirilos, Stephenson, Tighe & Streicker, Chicago, IL, for Clarence D. Brinson, defendant-appellant.

Before KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges, and REYNOLDS, Senior District Judge.


REYNOLDS, Senior District Judge.

Clarence D. Brinson ("Brinson") and John F. Price ("Price") were principal shareholders and officers of Vegetarian Health Society ("VHS"). After a twelve-day trial, both were found guilty by a jury on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States with respect to income taxes in violation of Title 18 United States Code § 371, and attempting to evade personal income taxes in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201. Brinson was also...

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