Legal Opinion
United States v. Barbara Brown
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 24, 1990No. 89-1836PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Barbara Brown, an informant for the United States Postal Service, was arrested for wanting too much of a good thing. While being paid to lure persons that stole checks from the mail to postal inspectors, she decided to frustrate the inspectors efforts and make some extra money for herself. The Postal Service caught on to her scheme and she was arrested and convicted for conspiring to possess and for unlawfully possessing the contents of stolen mail. Pursuant to the Sentencing Guidelines, Brown was sentenced to 41 months incarceration based on an Offense Level of 15. Brown…
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