Legal Opinion
United States v. Presbitero
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 26, 2009No. 07-1129, 07-1610, 07-1712PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
A jury heard abundant evidence that although Presbítero Drywall Company’s tax returns contained deductions for payments to subcontractors, the subcontractors did not exist. The jury also heard that the company’s owner, Ronald Presbítero, and construction superintendent, Joe Velasquez, went to great lengths to perpetuate the fiction, even having checks made out to the non-existent subcontractors that were cashed every week. Because we conclude a rational jury could have concluded that one reason both Presbítero and Velasquez attempted to make up the subcontractors was…
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