U.S. v. BERKLEY

No. 02-1662, 02-1949.

333 F.3d 776 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael BERKLEY and Val Jean Hillman, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

DECIDED June 20, 2003.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing July 16, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Szromba (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Donna Hickstein-Foley (argued), Chicago, IL, for Michael Berkley.

Chaka M. Patterson (argued), Jenner & Block, Anthony L. Schumann, Chicago, IL, for Val J. Hill.

Before RIPPLE, DIANE P. WOOD and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Val Jean Hillman certainly isn't the first buyer to pay an exorbitant sum of money for a house in Chicago. But he was more than willing to do so. That's because his purchase came as part of an elaborate series of flip transactions in which buyers acquired property for up to ten times their value, then left mortgage lenders holding an empty bag.

Under the direction of mastermind Henry White, one schemer paid fair market value to purchase...

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