United States v. Mitchell Melega

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 24-2298 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MITCHELL A. MELEGA, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 4:20-cr-40056-JES-JEH-2 — James E. Shadid, Judge. ____________________ ARGUED SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 — DECIDED APRIL 24, 2026 ____________________ Before SCUDDER, PRYOR, and KOLAR, Circuit Judges. SCUDDER, Circuit Judge. Mitchell Melega appeals his 75- month federal sentence for conspiracy, bank fraud, and…