Legal Opinion
County of Cook v. Lynch
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 23, 1985No. 81 C 5985PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NORGLE, District Judge.
After a jury trial in 1981, Joan Lynch (“LYNCH”) was convicted of participating in a conspiracy to obtain fraudulent real estate tax assessment reductions in violation of the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d). The “pattern of racketeering activity” with which Lynch was charged consisted of “multiple acts of bribery and mail fraud, involving payments of money to Jimmie Smith, James Woodlock and other officials at the Board of [Tax] Appeals.” Indictment, U.S. v. Lynch, # 84 CR 97, at Count 14,116. Her conviction was…
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