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U.S. v. WILLIS

Nos. 05-4616, 05-4617.

523 F.3d 762 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hugh WILLIS and Victor Trout, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 23, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Daniel J. LaFave (argued), Michael J. Gonring, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, WI, Santo J. Volpe (argued), Northbrook, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

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

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

On December 19, 2000, a shipment of 1300 Sony digital cameras disappeared from O'Hare International Airport soon after arriving on an American Airlines flight from Japan. After an investigation resulted in confessions from two American Airlines employees — defendants Hugh Willis and Victor Trout — the United States charged them both with stealing and conspiring to steal a foreign shipment. A jury convicted Trout of conspiracy but...

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