U.S. v. CASTALDI

Nos. 10-3406, 12-1361.

743 F.3d 589 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank A. CASTALDI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 24, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helene B. Greenwald , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Adam Stevenson , Attorney, University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before MANION, ROVNER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Frank A. Castaldi made an entire career out of a Ponzi scheme. When it collapsed in December 2008, net losses to the investors and the Internal Revenue Service totaled roughly $40 million. When the scheme was on the brink of collapse, Castaldi found a lawyer and turned himself in to the government. He eventually pled guilty to just one count of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and one count of corruptly impeding the IRS, 26 U.S...

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