Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard F. Lefevour
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 1986No. 85-2494PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
After a seven-week trial, a jury convicted Richard LeFevour, a former state court judge in Chicago, of having violated the “RICO” statute (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations), 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), committed mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and filed false income tax returns, 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1), during a 14-year career of bribe taking. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Long the chief judge of the Cook County traffic court, LeFevour is a principal figure in the “Greylord” scandal that has engulfed a number of judges, lawyers, and policemen in Chicago. See,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Grunewald v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. David T. DellingerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- United States v. John M. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Clayton Fountain, Thomas E. Silverstein, and Randy K. GometzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Sadik Xheka and Beha XhekaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- United States v. Alex Beverly, Betty McNulty George Brown and Diane GriffinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Reginald J. HolzerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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