Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas Balsiger
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 10, 2018No. 17-1708PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Scudder, Circuit Judge.
For his role in designing and implementing a scheme to defraud manufacturers that issue coupons for consumer products, a grand jury charged El Paso businessman Thomas Balsiger with 25 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy both to commit wire fraud and obstruct justice. A decade of litigation followed, culminating in a bench trial at which Balsiger represented himself with the assistance of stand-by counsel. The district court convicted Balsiger on 12 counts and sentenced him to 120 months' imprisonment.
On appeal Balsiger argues the district court deprived him of his Sixth…
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