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U.S. v. FAVARA

Nos. 09-2589, 09-2593.

615 F.3d 824 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christine FAVARA and Frank Custable, Jr., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 11, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Podliska (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John J. Muldoon (argued), Muldoon & Muldoon, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Christine Favara.

Marc W. Martin (argued), Marc Martin, Ltd., Chicago, IL, and Jeffrey B. Steinback, Law Office of Jeffrey B. Steinback, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Frank Custable, Jr.

Before BAUER, POSNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Christine Favara and Frank Custable were convicted of fraudulently acquiring and selling corporate securities. The district court sentenced Favara to 70 months in prison and Custable, the organizer of the scheme, to 262 months in prison. They appeal their sentences as unreasonable. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Frank Custable

In June 2008, Custable pleaded guilty to seventeen counts of wire...

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