United States v. Robert L. Tucker and Deborah Bell

BAUER, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Deborah Bell, Robert Tucker, and Michael Ball on charges of wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and submitting false statements to a federally insured bank, 18 U.S.C. § 1014. All were, sentenced to prison terms plus periods of probation and ordered to make restitution, subject to certain conditions. In an earlier opinion, we affirmed the convictions. United States v. Tucker, 773 F.2d 136 (7th Cir.1985), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 106 S.Ct. 3337, 92 L.Ed.2d 742 (Bell), and — U.S. -, 106 S.Ct. 3338-39, 92 L.Ed.2d 742 (Tucker) (1986).

Shortly before they were to…