U.S. v. BROWN

Nos. 93-1762 & 93-1837.

31 F.3d 484 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Stacy BROWN and John Clague, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher W. Dysart, Robert Coleman (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Fairview Heights, IL, for U.S.

Phillip J. Kavanaugh (argued), Office of Federal Public Defender, East St. Louis, IL, for Michael S. Brown.

James Hackett (argued), Edwardsville, IL, for John Clague.

Before CUMMINGS, FRIEDMAN and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from convictions for bank fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1344, & 1956. We affirm.

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