U.S. v. LEAHY

Nos. 05-2639, 05-2652, 05-2692, 06-1485.

464 F.3d 773 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John J. LEAHY, William E. Stratton, James M. Duff, and Terrence Dolan, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 4, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Ex (argued), David Buvinger, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Anthony Pinelli (argued), Chicago, IL, Michael D. Sher (argued), Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, Chicago, IL, Terence H. Campbell, Cotsirilos, Tighe & Streicker, Chicago, IL, Mark L. Rotert (argued), Thomas A. Durkin, Durkin & Roberts, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before RIPPLE, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

This appeal stems from James Duff's admitted, successful schemes to cheat the City of Chicago out of funds slotted for minority- and women-owned businesses and to swindle various workers compensation insurance providers out of proper premiums. Duff's expansive plots swept up many of his business associates and family members, and this appeal consolidates a broad range of challenges (by him and them) to pleas, jury convictions, and sentences...

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