Legal Opinion
United States v. Bobbie Stanford, Louis Watson, Janice Davis, Estella Patterson, Doris Beverly, Dorothy Fife, Richard O'rourke, and Dorothy Jones
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 14, 1978No. 77-2092, 77-2166, 77-2168, 78-1155, 78-1276, 78-1475, 78-1594 and 78-1938PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
The defendants appeal from their convictions for mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341 and making false statements in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. The proof at their trials showed that the defendants received benefits from the Illinois Department of Public Aid (IDPA) after having made false statements about their income from other sources, namely, employment with one of the federal or local government agencies in this area. All of the defendants received IDPA warrants, and some defendants also received authorizations to purchase food stamps. We shall describe the…
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