Legal Opinion
United States v. George C. Hook
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 21, 1999No. 98-2420PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
George C. Hook is a failed attorney who wagered his practice on a series of illegal transactions designed to support a struggling manufacturer, Wittek Industries, Inc. He lost the gamble because, on the basis of these transactions, a jury found Hook guilty of three counts of wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, one count of theft from an employee benefit plan, 18 U.S.C. § 664, and three counts of money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1956. On appeal, Hook raises more than a score of grounds for reversal. We will directly address only two: (1) whether prosecution is precluded because an…
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