Legal Opinion
United States v. George Harvey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 10, 1992No. 90-3569PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
George Harvey called himself a “loan broker.” Several potential borrowers paid Harvey substantial sums “up front” supposedly to enable him to line up loans from off-shore lenders. Although Harvey kept the front money, the borrowers never received the loans. Harvey was charged and convicted of several offenses, including mail and wire fraud. He appeals all convictions. We affirm.
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During 1985 and 1986, four people, all desperate to borrow money and unable to obtain credit from conventional sources such as banks, turned to Harvey, a self-styled “loan broker.” Despite…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. James Douglas, Martin L. Pruitt, Leon MasonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Yehuda DraimanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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