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United States v. Berkowitz

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 22, 2013No. 13-1349PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Yair Berkowitz, together with a host of others, participated in a massive tax fraud scheme with the object of filing false tax returns in the names of over 3,000 unknowing, incarcerated, or deceased people. The scheme netted over $10 million in refund payments from the IRS and state tax agencies before it was discovered. Yair1 is the son of the scheme’s mastermind, and was a player in the conspiracy by 2003. He was arrested in 2009 and pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in 2011. At sentencing, the district court followed the Presentence Report’s (“PSR”)…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hughey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. United States v. Marvin Artley and Jerry McCoyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. William H. RandleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  4. United States v. HassebrockCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. Michael R. Martin and Ronald D. LowderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. Gregory WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  2. United States v. Chad GriffinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
  3. United States v. Franklin v. FennellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. Christopher BourCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  5. United States v. Aaron MoeserCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014

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