Legal Opinion
United States v. Peter C. Alexander
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 13, 1984No. 83-1648PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Peter Alexander was an attorney representing clients before the Cook County Board of Appeals, which reviews real estate assessments made by the Cook County Assessor’s Office for purposes of determining the real estate tax owed. Defendant filed complaints before the Board on behalf of clients dissatisfied with their property tax assessments. Assessments are substantially based on subjective criteria and can affect large sums of money, so it should come as no surprise that several Board employees succumbed to the temptation of deciding cases on the basis of bribes…
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