ABU-SHAWISH v. U.S.

No. 17-1283.

898 F.3d 726 (2018)

Mhammad ABU-SHAWISH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 31, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Florina Yezril , Attorney, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Jonathan H. Koenig , Attorney, Karine Moreno-Taxman , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Kanne, Rovner, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


Petitioner-appellant Mhammad Abu-Shawish was tried and convicted on a federal fraud charge, but that conviction was reversed after he served the entire prison sentence. Abu-Shawish was acquitted in a second trial. He now seeks damages under 28 U.S.C. § 1495 and § 2513 for unjust conviction and imprisonment. Abu...

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