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United States v. Maria Chychula

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 2, 2014No. 12-3695PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Maria Chychula was convicted of nine counts of wire fraud, and the district court sentenced her to 48 months’ imprisonment. Chychula appeals, arguing that the district court erred in applying a two-level enhancement to her offense level for obstruction of justice because it failed to make the necessary findings. We affirm.

I. Background

A grand jury charged Chychula with nine counts of participating in a scheme to defraud by means of interstate wire communications in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. The indictment charged that Chy-chula and her codefendants engaged in a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. DunniganSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. AbbasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. HillCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. Freeman HolmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  5. United States v. SavageCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  3. United States v. Ronald ColemanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. Fernando Alvarez-CarvajalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
  5. United States v. BaxterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2026

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