Legal Opinion
United States v. Christian Peterson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 25, 2016No. 14-3716PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Before running into legal trouble, Christian Peterson, an entrepreneur doing business in Madison, Wisconsin, owned several manufacturing and real-estate development firms. He misused corporate finances, frequently making unauthorized intercompany loans and occasionally using corporate funds to pay off his personal gambling debts. Eventually all of his business ventures failed, his companies defaulted, and federal agents launched an investigation. Peterson was indicted on thirteen criminal counts — bank fraud, making false statements to banks, money laundering, and pension…
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