U.S. v. THOMAS

No. 15-2509.

840 F.3d 920 (2016)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 3, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart D. Fullerton , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas W. Patton , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, Elisabeth R. Pollock , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Posner, Flaum, and Ripple, Circuit Judges.


The defendant pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, by submitting fraudulent invoices to an Illinois town (Riverdale), which reimbursed him for $374,000 claimed in the invoices but not owed him by the town. The district judge sentenced him to 60 months in prison to be followed by 36...

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