Legal Opinion
United States v. Hill
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 5, 2011No. 10-3766PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Walter Hill, in his capacity as deputy liquor commissioner for East St. Louis, Illinois, exerted his position and authority to demand bribes, property, and, in at least one instance, sexual favors from liquor license holders. He pleaded guilty to attempting to commit extortion under col- or of official right in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951 and making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2). The district court sentenced Hill to sixty months’ imprisonment. In sentencing Hill, the…
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