U.S. v. ROACH

No. 01-2618.

296 F.3d 565 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Elizabeth R. ROACH, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 10, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Bindi (argued), Office of the United States Attorney Criminal Division, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jeffery B. Steinback (argued), Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Elizabeth Roach embezzled more than $240,000 from her employer over a three-year period. She did this in order to repay significant debt incurred by her excessive purchases of jewelry and clothes, and to conceal that debt from her husband. Roach pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. At sentencing, the district court granted her motion under U.S.S.G. § 5K2.13 for a downward departure from the...

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