Legal Opinion
United States v. David Lanzotti and Connie L. Hughes
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 15, 2000No. 98-2728, 98-2750PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
David Lanzotti (“Lanzotti”) and Connie L. Hughes (“Hughes”) were found guilty of participating in an illegal gambling business in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1955. Lanzotti was also convicted of conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 371, in the first trial of this case. United States v. Lanzotti, 90 F.3d 1217 (7th Cir.1996). Both now appeal their convictions and sentences.
I. Background
For approximately 10 years, Lanzotti and Howard Furkin (“Furkin”), under the guise of a legitimate business called Allstar Music, Inc. (“Allstar”), operated a large scale gambling business. Allstar, owned by…
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