U.S. v. GRINTJES

No. 00-2234.

237 F.3d 876 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael GRINTJES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 22, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Biskupic (Argued), Thomas P. Schneider, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Martin E. Kohler, John C. Thomure, Jr. (Argued), Kohler & Hart, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Michael Grintjes, a mortgage broker, became involved in a scheme concocted by one of his clients, Thomas Younk. It was a variant of the kind of property flipping practice we discussed recently in United States v. Haehle, 227 F.3d 857, 858 (7th Cir.2000). Younk's plan was to obtain inflated appraisals of properties, use the inflated appraisals to obtain mortgages, purchase the properties for significantly...

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