Martin v. United States

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge.

MSI and Michael R. Martin.

The final chapter.

I. BACKGROUND 1

On August 16, 1997, a jury found Petitioner guilty of sixteen counts of mail fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1341) and guilty of one count of bribery (18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B)). On June 22, 1998, the Court sentenced Petitioner to 70 months of imprisonment and ordered him to pay restitution, along with his co-Defendant, in the amount of $12,300,00.00 to the Illinois Department of Public Aid. On appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed Petitioner’s convictions but reversed…