UNITED STATES v. WILKINSON

No. 20-1037.

986 F.3d 740 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alvin WILKINSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 25, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas J. Eichenseer , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert K. Crowe , Attorney, Law Office of Robert K. Crowe, Wilmette, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Wood, Hamilton, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


Hedge-fund manager Alvin Wilkinson operated a Ponzi scheme to hide from his investors the truth that he had lost most of their money in the 2008 financial crisis. The scheme was eventually uncovered and halted in 2016 when the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a ...

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