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U.S. v. JOHNS

No. 11-3299.

686 F.3d 438 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher JOHNS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon P. Giampietro (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Daniel W. Stiller (argued), Federal Public Defender, Federal Defender Services of Eastern Wisconsin, Incorporated, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

In 2005, the housing market in America was near its peak. Allen Banks wanted to cash in on the housing bubble, and Christopher Johns — the defendant in this case — was willing to help. Banks was a construction worker by trade, and he was hoping to purchase houses from distressed homeowners and flip those houses for a profit. The problem, it seems, was that he did not have enough capital to conduct this business. Johns knew a scheme...

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