U.S. v. COLLINS

No. 03-2987.

361 F.3d 343 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard J. COLLINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 15, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Kubiatowski (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Terence F. MacCarthy, Imani Chiphe (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

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


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Richard Collins and others incorporated Gateway Association, Inc., and used it as a conduit to fraudulently raise millions of dollars from unsuspecting investors. Much of the money he kept for his own use or transferred to benefit friends. Once caught and charged, he pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud and was sentenced to ten years in prison. On appeal, Collins challenges a four-level increase in his sentence, claiming that Gateway was...

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