Legal Opinion
Robert Sorich v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 27, 2013No. 11-2839, 11-2844, 11-2896PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Robert Sorich, Timothy McCarthy, and Patrick Slattery were convicted of mail fraud for their roles in a scheme to award City of Chicago jobs and promotions to favored applicants. Consistent with our case law at the time, the jury was instruct ed that the defendants were guilty of mail fraud if they deprived the City of money or property, or if they deprived the City of its right to honest services. After we affirmed the defendants’ convictions, the Supreme Court ruled that the honest-services fraud statute is limited only to schemes involving bribes or kickbacks.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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