Legal Opinion
United States v. Christopher Johns
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 17, 2012No. 11-3299PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
In 2005, the housing market in America was near its peak. Allen Banks wanted to cash in on the housing bubble, and Christopher Johns — the defendant in this case — was willing to help. Banks was a construction worker by trade, and he was hoping to purchase houses from distressed homeowners and flip those houses for a profit. The problem, it seems, was that he did not have enough capital to conduct this business. Johns knew a scheme to work around this problem, and taught that scheme to Banks. Together, Johns and Banks would purchase homes from distressed owners at…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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