Legal Opinion

United States v. Furando

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 25, 2016No. 16-1157Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

This appeal is frivolous. Joseph Furando pleaded guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud, lying to federal investigators, and money laundering. At sentencing, he asked the district court to give him credit for acceptance of responsibility even though he had committed a number of crimes and threatened to kill prosecution witnesses after being indicted. The district court found that Furando had not accepted responsibility, and he challenges only that decision. We affirm Furando’s sentence.

From 2009 until 2012, two companies owned and operated by Furando bought more than 35 million gallons of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. Mark v. BuckleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  2. United States v. Gregory BennettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  3. United States v. HachaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013

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