U.S. v. BACH

No. 98-3403.

172 F.3d 520 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry D. BACH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Estaban F. Sanchez, Stephen A. Kubiatowski (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Stanley N. Wasser, Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Benson, Springfield, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Chief Judge.

The defendant pleaded guilty (with a reservation of one issue, whether the statute of limitations had run) to violating the federal mail fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, by operating a Ponzi scheme. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay $674,325.84 in restitution to his victims.

Bach pretended to sell lucrative interests in oil and gas leases—in one case promising the investor a guaranteed monthly payment...

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