U.S. v. TAI

Nos. 94-1083, 94-1415.

41 F.3d 1170 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chong W. TAI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 5, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew R. Bettenhausen, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Barry Rand Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Criminal Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Charles B. Sklarsky, Robert R. Stauffer (argued), Jenner & Block, Steven J. Rosenberg, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before CUMMINGS, BAUER, and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Chong Won Tai (Tai) was convicted of two counts of extortion in 1991. This is the second appeal from the sentencing imposed pursuant to that verdict. On this appeal, Tai challenges the reasons given for the district court's sentence. First, he urges that the district court erroneously found his activities "otherwise extensive." Second, he claims an upward departure in criminal history was not warranted. For the reasons stated below, we affirm...

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