U.S. v. PERSFULL

Nos. 10-1188, 10-2156.

660 F.3d 286 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph R. PERSFULL and James Persfull, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Love (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Ronald F. Neville (argued), Attorney, Neville, Pappas & Mahoney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 10-1188.

Michael J. Kelly, Jr. (argued), Barry Levenstam , Attorneys, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 10-2156.

Before KANNE and EVANS, Circuit Judges, and CLEVERT, District Judge.


CLEVERT, District Judge.

The same day that James Persfull discharged his debts in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, his mother, Eileen Persfull, died, leaving James and his brother, Joseph, equal shares in the estate.1 James signed a disclaimer of his interest, but never told the trustee about his inheritance. Following a series of transactions between James, Joseph, and various accounts, the United States Attorney's office launched an investigation...

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