Legal Opinion
United States v. Vrdolyak
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 29, 2010No. 09-1891PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Edward Vrdolyak pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and agreed in the plea agreement that the loss intended by his fraud was between $1 million and $2.5 million. He was sentenced to five years of probation, with a community-service obligation but no confinement, and to pay a $50,000 fine (a modest amount, because the defendant has a high income, and a net worth in excess of $1 million if his large loans to members of his family are included). The government appeals, contending that the judge miscalculated the sentencing-guidelines range applicable…
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