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U.S. v. STAFFORD

Nos. 97-1542, 97-1543.

136 F.3d 1109 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul R. STAFFORD, Sr., and Robert L. Allison, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Decided February 3, 1998.

As Amended February 18, 1998.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied March 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Vaudreuil (argued), Timothy M. O'Shea (argued), Peggy A. Lautenschlager, Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Paul R. Stafford, Sr., Milan, MI, pro se, John K. Smerlinski (argued), Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant Stafford.

Patrick J. Stangl (argued), Stangl Law Office, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant Allison.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied in No. 97-1543 March 9, 1998.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

The defendants, Stafford and Allison, were tried together before a jury on a variety of charges relating to an advance-fee loan scam, were convicted, and were sentenced to 188 and 160 months of prison, respectively.

In this type of scam, the con men make a phony offer of a large loan on highly advantageous terms upon condition that the borrower...

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