U.S. v. LANAS

Nos. 01-3248, 01-3491 and 01-3580.

324 F.3d 894 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clifford J. LANAS, Richard A. Hendershot, and James A. Battista, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 4, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Bindi (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee United States.

Susan Bogart (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants Clifford J. Lanas and Richard A. Hendershot.

Susan Bogart (argued), Sheldon Sorosky, Kaplan & Sorosky, Chicago, IL, Joseph N. DiNatale, North Riverside, IL, for Defendant-Appellant James Battista.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Richard Hendershot, James Battista, and Clifford Lanas were convicted on mail fraud charges stemming from a scheme to defraud Hendershot's former employer, Alexsis Risk Management, Inc. ("Alexsis"), of its intangible right to his honest services. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1346. The defendants now challenge their convictions and sentences on numerous grounds. We affirm in all respects.

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