U.S. v. ONAMUTI

No. 19-1153.

983 F.3d 892 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Taiwo K. ONAMUTI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tiffany Jacqueline Preston , Brian L. Reitz , Attorneys, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas W. Patton , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, Colleen McNichols Ramais , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Wood, Brennan, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


Taiwo Onamuti, a Nigerian citizen, pleaded guilty to identity theft and defrauding the U.S. Treasury out of $5 million through illegitimate tax refunds. His plea agreement with the government waived his right to appeal his conviction "on any ground" except for a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Onamuti later sought...

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