Legal Opinion
United States v. Laurance Freed
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 22, 2019No. 17-2816PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bauer, Circuit Judge.
It appears that Laurance Freed did everything he could to keep his real estate business alive. Unfortunately for Freed, much of that was illegal. Freed lied to prospective lenders about the availability of collateral and to ensure those lenders remained in the dark about numerous defaults, he lied to the City of Chicago. The government also proved that Freed entered into loan agreements with no intention of abiding by their terms. We affirm Freed's convictions for bank fraud ( 18 U.S.C. § 1344 ); mail fraud ( 18 U.S.C. § 1341 ); wire fraud ( 18 U.S.C. § 1343 ); and making…
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