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U.S. v. WELLS

No. 94-2695.

177 F.3d 603 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James E. WELLS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew R. Bettenhausen, David A. Glockner (argued) Barry Rand Elden, Chief of Appeals, Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James I. Marcus (argued), Williams & Marcus, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

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

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

In 1980, Defendant-Appellant James Wells ("Wells") hired an arsonist to torch one of Wells' businesses. Thereafter, Wells filed a claim with, and collected funds from, his insurance company. Ten years later, Wells became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Cosmopolitan National Bank in Chicago ("CNB"), at which time he proceeded to divert bank funds to build a restaurant which he owned. During his reign as CEO, Wells also bribed...

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