Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert A. Grossi
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 29, 1998No. 97-2723PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
When he was supervisor of Bloom Township in Illinois between 1981 and 1996, Robert Grossi demanded and received bribes. After a bench trial he was convicted of violating several federal statutes and sentenced to 48 months’ imprisonment. A description of one scheme among many illuminates the issues in his appeal.
Russell Guzzo, a chiropractor, remarked to Grossi that many of his clients did not pay, to which Grossi replied that the Township could handle the bills out of its general assistance program. At a later meeting Grossi told Guzzo that, in exchange for 25% of…
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