UNITED STATES v. GRIFFIN

Nos. 21-3326, 21-3352, 21-3361, 22-1012, & 22-1075.

76 F.4th 724 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chad GRIFFIN, Matthew Smith, Kelly Isley, Kerri Agee, and Nicole Smith, also known as Nicole Smith-Kelso, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 7, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Laing , Attorney, Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering Section, Washington, DC, Jeremy Raymond Sanders , Attorney, Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section, Washington, DC, Samantha Bateman , Attorney, Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Capital Case Section, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Ruth F. Masters , Attorney, Masters Law, Oak Park, IL, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 21-3326.

Sara J. Varner , Attorney, Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 21-3352.

J. Richard Kiefer , Attorney, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 21-3361.

Jonathan A. Bont , Attorney, Frost Brown Todd LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Hannah V. Garst , Attorney, Law Offices of Hannah Garst, P.C., Arlington Heights, IL, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 22-1012.

Keri A. Ambrosio , Attorney, Law Offices of Keri A. Ambrosio, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 22-1075.

Before Ripple, Scudder, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


A jury convicted Chad Griffin, Matthew Smith, Kelly Isley, Kerri Agee, and Nicole Smith1 (together, the "defendants") for their roles in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration ("SBA"). The defendants now challenge their convictions and sentences...

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