Legal Opinion
United States v. Samuel M. Chaimson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 24, 1985No. 84-1086PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
The defendant-appellant, Samuel Chaimson, appeals his conviction for fifteen counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341 and one count of racketeering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c). We affirm.
I
This case involves a scheme among employees at the Cook County Board of Appeals, Chicago area attorneys, and Chicago area tax consultants to fraudulently reduce real estate assessments in Cook County, Illinois. The record reveals that Cook County, encompassing the city of Chicago, Illinois, contains approximately 1,300,000 parcels of real estate. The Cook County…
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3Cited by106 opinions
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