Legal Opinion
United States v. Leiskunas
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 6, 2011No. 10-2160PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Tomas Leiskunas, a participant in a major mortgage fraud scheme, was charged with committing wire fraud as part of that scam. His role was to act as a “straw”, or fake, buyer of seven properties, and to cause $4,473,161.55 to be transferred from unwitting mortgage companies to their banking partners. Ultimately, as part of the scheme, he received $90,000 from his co-schemers. He pled guilty, and was sentenced to 37 months’ imprisonment, which was the lowest end of the guideline range. He was also sentenced to two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay…
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