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U.S. v. DONG JIN CHEN

No. 06-1387.

497 F.3d 718 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DONG JIN CHEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 14, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Markus Funk (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael D. Robbins (argued), Robbins & Associates, Patrick W. Blegen, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Dong Jin Chen pleaded guilty to eleven counts of extortion and one count of tax fraud based on an extensive money lending scheme he ran in Chicago's Chinatown community. Chen operated numerous gambling parlors and provided loans to patrons and other individuals at rates as high as 5% to 10% interest per week. When the borrowers could not meet these inflated terms, Chen would then show up with various associates and Toi Ching gang members to forcibly...

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