U.S. v. PIETKIEWICZ

No. 11-3296.

712 F.3d 1057 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Andrzej PIETKIEWICZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 21, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marsha A. McClellan , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jonathan E. Hawley , Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, A. Brian Threlkeld , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

This is a case about how a court must explain its discretionary determinations in criminal sentencing. Defendant-appellant Andrzej Pietkiewicz was charged with mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Pietkiewicz emigrated from Poland in 1990, when he was 17 years old. He had a successful career in auto-body repair. However, Pietkiewicz became involved in a criminal scheme. From 2008-2009, Pietkiewicz engaged in securing financing with...

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