U.S. v. ROTI

No. 06-3192.

484 F.3d 934 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James P. ROTI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 3, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn Komp (argued), Department of Justice Office of the Solicitor General, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Abner J. Mikva, Daniel Burstein (Law Student), University of Chicago Center for Studies in Criminal Justice, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

Saddled with a judgment for more than $400,000 on account of a guarantee of his small corporation's debts, James Roti decided to hide his assets from creditors. He has been convicted of bankruptcy fraud, see 18 U.S.C. § 157, and concealing assets from the bankruptcy trustee, see 18 U.S.C. § 152. His sentence is 21 months' imprisonment. Roti concedes that he parked some assets with family members and moved others to accounts unknown...

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