Legal Opinion
United States v. Van Allen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 29, 2008No. 07-1160PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Melvin Van Allen was convicted of a series of financial crimes involving the structuring of currency transactions and the concealment of assets in a bankruptcy proceeding, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 152(1) and (2) and 31 U.S.C. §§ 5324(a)(3) and (d)(2). On appeal, Van Allen challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the convictions on several counts, an evidentiary ruling by the district court, and two of the jury instructions. For the following reasons, we affirm Van Allen’s conviction.
I. Background
Van Allen, erstwhile mayor of the Village of Justice,…
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