Legal Opinion
United States v. James E. Wells
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 23, 1999No. 94-2695PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
In 1980, Defendant-Appellant James Wells (“Wells”) hired an arsonist to torch one of Wells’ businesses. Thereafter, Wells filed a claim with, and collected funds from, his insurance company. Ten years later, Wells became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Cosmopolitan National Bank in Chicago' (“CNB”), at which time he proceeded to divert bank funds to build a restaurant which he owned. During his reign as CEO, Wells also bribed the then Illinois State Treasurer to conduct more business with the bank.
An FBI investigation followed, and on April 22, 1993,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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