Legal Opinion
United States v. Morgan M. Finley
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 28, 1991No. 89-2929PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Like United States v. McClain, 934 F.2d 822, also decided today, this prosecution grew out of Systematic Recovery Service’s efforts to secure a contract to collect parking fees and penalties on behalf of Chicago. Morgan M. Finley, according to the indictment, used his position as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County to extort money from SRS. Finley was convicted and sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment for attempted extortion, violating the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and operating the Circuit Court as a criminal enterprise, violating the Racketeer Influenced…
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