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U.S. v. TOMKINS

No. 13-2234.

782 F.3d 338 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John P. TOMKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 30, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Christopher Pope , Paul H. Tzur , Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Francis C. Lipuma , Law Offices of Francis C. Lipuma, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and WILLIAMS and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

John Tomkins sent a series of threatening letters to investment firms and their employees and then mailed packages to two investment managers containing what appeared to be pipe bombs. The homemade devices consisted of a plastic pipe holding gunpowder, lead pellets, and an igniter connected to live batteries. Letters in each...

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