Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Grintjes
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 22, 2001No. 00-2234PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Michael Grintjes, a mortgage broker, became involved in a scheme concocted by one of his clients, Thomas Younk. It was a variant of the kind of property flipping practice we discussed recently in United States v. Haehle, 227 F.3d 857, 858 (7th Cir.2000). Younk’s plan was to obtain inflated appraisals of properties, use the inflated appraisals to obtain mortgages, purchase the properties for significantly less than the amount of the mortgage, and pocket the rest of the loan. Grintjes’s involvement in Younk’s scheme led to his indictment on one count of aiding and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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