Legal Opinion
United States v. A. Wendell Wheadon
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 1986No. 85-2013PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Defendant Wendell Wheadon was indicted on 18 counts for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”). Following a lengthy bench trial, Wheadon was convicted on 17 counts: Count 1 for conspiring to defraud the United States by obtaining payment on false and fraudulent claims; Counts 3 through 9 for soliciting and receiving money in exchange for being influenced as a public official to commit fraud on the United States; Counts 10 through 16 for embezzling and converting federal monies to his own…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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