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U.S. v. BONNER

Nos. 06-3350, 06-3351.

522 F.3d 804 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vernon BONNER and Maria Magana-Bonner, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 14, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Sarah L. Allen, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, Robert A. Handelsman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before EVANS, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

For seventeen years, Vernon Bonner and his wife, Maria Magana-Bonner, lied to the federal government and received Social Security benefits for non-existent medical conditions and non-existent children. During this time, Maria Magana-Bonner also lied to obtain federal and state higher-education grants. On August 1, 2002, a jury convicted both defendants on multiple counts of wire fraud and theft of government funds, and convicted Maria of mail...

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