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U.S. v. LEISKUNAS

No. 10-2160.

656 F.3d 732 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tomas LEISKUNAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 6, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Bindi (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Carol A. Brook , Helen Kim Skinner (argued), Attorneys, Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

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

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Tomas Leiskunas, a participant in a major mortgage fraud scheme, was charged with committing wire fraud as part of that scam. His role was to act as a "straw", or fake, buyer of seven properties, and to cause $4,473,161.55 to be transferred from unwitting mortgage companies to their banking partners. Ultimately, as part of the scheme, he received $90,000 from his co-schemers. He pled guilty, and was...

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