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United States v. Patel

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 16, 2019No. 18-1685PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Flaum, Circuit Judge.

The government charged defendant-appellant Nikesh Patel with five counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, for his role in selling $179 million in fraudulent loans to an investment advisor. Patel pleaded guilty to all five counts and delayed his sentencing date for a year while he purported to help recover funds for the victims of his scheme. But, while on bond and just days before he was to be sentenced, Patel attempted to flee the United States and seek political asylum elsewhere; agents arrested him just before he boarded a chartered flight to Ecuador.…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. United States v. Karl CunninghamCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. BartlettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. ShannonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Ricardo Garcia-SeguraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. United States v. Reynold De La TorreCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  2. United States v. David MajorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022
  3. United States v. Christopher Williams, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
  4. United States v. Jonathan StephensCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
  5. United States v. Kobe HendrixCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023

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