Legal Opinion

United States v. John Serpico and Gilbert Cataldo

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 20, 2003No. 02-1702, 02-1726 and 02-1925PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

For 12 years, John Serpico and Maria Busillo held and abused various influential positions with the Central States Joint Board (“CSJB”), a labor organization that provides support to its member unions. Among other responsibilities, Serpico and Busillo controlled the management of the unions’ money. The pair, along with longtime friend and business associate Gilbert Cataldo, collaborated on three schemes involving the misappropriation of the unions’ funds. Two of those schemes are the focus of this appeal by Serpico and Cataldo (Bu-sillo has not appealed her…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. Daniel I. Colton, United States of America v. Daniel I. ColtonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
  2. United States v. Christian E. Ubakanma, United States of America v. Chidozie Onyekonwu, A/K/A Charles ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
  3. United States v. Reginald J. HolzerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  4. United States v. John R. MountCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Vito Caliendo, Susan Barker, Salvatore Cataudella and Thomas StathasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by33 opinions

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