Legal Opinion
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Michael Spano, Sr., Defendants-Appellants/cross-Appellees, and Bonnie Lagiglio
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 1, 2005No. 03-1111, 03-1114, 03-1140, 03-1172, 03-1176, 03-1180, 03-1408, 03-1590, 04-1014, 04-1035, 04-1057, 04-1072, 04-1073, 04-1095, 04-1125PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The seven defendants were convicted after a three-month jury trial of a variety of federal offenses, including mail fraud, RICO, and money laundering, arising out a scheme to defraud the Town of Cicero, Illinois. (Bonnie LaGiglio, however, was convicted only of a tax offense.) They received prison sentences ranging from 41 to 151 months, as well as being ordered to forfeit a total of $4 million in proceeds of their fraud (plus two real estate parcels)'— a fraud that cost the Town more than $10 million. Their appeals, together with the government’s cross-appeal, which…
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