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U.S. v. DE LA CRUZ

Nos. 05-1548, 05-1549.

469 F.3d 1064 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe DE LA CRUZ and Edwardo Maldonado, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 29, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Hollar (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Kevin E. Milner, Palatine, IL, Bryan M. Truitt (argued), Tsoutsouris & Bertig, Valparaiso, IN, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before KANNE, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Joe De La Cruz and Edwardo Maldonado were each convicted on a single count of misapplying public funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(A). On appeal, the defendants argue that they could not have misapplied funds in violation of § 666(a)(1)(A) because the expenditures in question were properly approved by the city government. Defendants also argue that an evidentiary ruling...

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