Legal Opinion
United States v. Robertson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 16, 2011No. 11-1651, 11-1618PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
In the late 1990s, Henry and Elizabeth Robertson were involved in a Chicagoland mortgage fraud scheme. Through their company, Elohim, Inc., the Robertsons bought residential properties and then sold those properties to nominee buyers at inflated prices. Along the way they provided lenders with false information about the buyers’ finances, sources of down payments, and intentions to occupy the residences. The scheme involved 37 separate fraudulent transactions and resulted in a net loss of more than $700,000 to various lenders.
After the scheme collapsed, the Robert-sons…
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