United States v. Gary Howard

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 25-2164 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GARY L. HOWARD, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 1:18-cr-00667-1 — Steven C. Seeger, Judge. ____________________ ARGUED MAY 20, 2026 — DECIDED SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 ____________________ Before BRENNAN, Chief Judge, and SCUDDER and JACKSON- AKIWUMI, Circuit Judges. BRENNAN, Chief Judge. Gary Howard was a confidential in- formant for the U.S.…