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U.S. v. BEAVERS

No. 13-3198.

756 F.3d 1044 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William BEAVERS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 30, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra Riggs Bonamici , Matthew M. Getter , Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Samuel F. Adam , Chicago, IL, Victor P. Henderson , Henderson Adam, LLC, Chicago, IL, Sheldon Sorosky , Kaplan & Sorosky, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

William Beavers, a former Chicago alderman and Cook County Commissioner, was convicted of multiple counts of tax fraud. He appeals his conviction on several grounds. Beavers challenges many of the district court's evidentiary rulings and jury instructions, and he also contends that his right to a jury composed of a fair cross-section of the community was violated. We affirm.

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