Legal Opinion
United States v. Miriam Santos
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 19, 2000No. 99-2934PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Miriam Santos, the Treasurer of the City of Chicago, was convicted of having violated the federal mail fraud and extortion statutes by extorting campaign contributions from banks and securities firms that hold or invest funds controlled by the Treasurer’s office. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1951. She was sentenced to serve 40 months in prison and to pay restitution in excess of $50,000, and she appeals, raising a number of issues. We begin with the issue of whether her constitutional right to the assistance of counsel was infringed.
She had been indicted on January 27, 1999, shortly…
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