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U.S. v. POWELL

Nos. 08-1138, 08-1161.

576 F.3d 482 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roosevelt POWELL and Willie Harris, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 7, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary T. Bell (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Bryan M. Truitt (argued), Tsoutsouris & Bertig, Valparaiso, IN, for Defendant-Appellant Roosevelt Powell.

MacArthur Drake (argued), Gary, IN, for Defendant-Appellant Willie Harris.

Before MANION, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

A grand jury indicted Willie Harris, a Gary, Indiana, lawyer, and Roosevelt Powell, who collected property taxes on behalf of Lake County, Indiana, for their role in the sale of two properties to the Gary Urban Enterprise Association. A jury found Harris and Powell guilty of wire fraud, conspiring to defraud the United States, and filing a false tax return. They appeal. We affirm their convictions and Harris's sentence, but vacate Powell's sentence...

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