Legal Opinion
United States v. Louis Wolf
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 16, 1996No. 95-3295, 95-3536PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Between 1978 and October 1987, Louis Wolf defrauded Cook County and the City of Chicago by failing to pay property taxes on real estate he owned and then — when the property was sold at a tax auction — by illegally buying back the property through various fronts, thereby owning the property free and clear of tax hens. In 1993, Mr. Wolf pleaded guilty to one count each of RICO, 18 U.S.C. § 1962(e), and mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341. On December 22, 1993, the district court sentenced Mr. Wolf to one year and a day in prison, community service, restitution to the City and…
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