Legal Opinion
United States v. James P. Roti
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 3, 2007No. 06-3192PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
Saddled with a judgment for more than $400,000 on account of a guarantee of his small corporation’s debts, James Roti decided to hide his assets from creditors. He has been convicted of bankruptcy fraud, see 18 U.S.C. § 157, and concealing assets from the bankruptcy trustee, see 18 U.S.C. § 152. His sentence is 21 months’ imprisonment. Roti concedes that he parked some assets with family members and moved others to accounts unknown to his creditors, and that he lied to his principal creditor, to the federal bankruptcy court, and to the trustee. Roti says that his…
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