Legal Opinion
United States v. Wheeler
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 2, 2008No. 07-1816PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted James Wheeler of embezzling, stealing or otherwise converting employee contributions to his company’s health insurance and 401 (k) funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 669 and 664. The district court sentenced him to concurrent 63 and 60 month sentences and three years’ supervised release. On appeal, Wheeler raises two challenges to his conviction. First, he contends that the district court erred in defining the mens rea element of the offense under § 669. He also argues that the court admitted impermissible prior act evidence in violation of Federal Rule…
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