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United States v. John J. Leahy, William E. Stratton, James M. Duff, and Terrence Dolan

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 4, 2006No. 05-2639, 05-2652, 05-2692, 06-1485PublishedCited by 136 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

This appeal stems from James Duffs admitted, successful schemes to cheat the City of Chicago out of funds slotted for minority- and women-owned businesses and to swindle various workers compensation insurance providers out of proper premiums. Duffs expansive plots swept up many of his business associates and family members, and this appeal consolidates a broad range of challenges (by him and them) to pleas, jury convictions, and sentences. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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Two complex fraud schemes hatched by James Duff, a Chicago businessman, are at the heart of…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. McNally v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Cleveland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. United States v. James P. HickokCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. Jerry ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Larry L. EmersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by136 opinions

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  5. United States v. CaraniCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007

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