Legal Opinion
United States v. Chong W. Tai
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 5, 1994No. 18-3342PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Chong Won Tai (Tai) was convicted of two counts of extortion in 1991. This is the second appeal from the sentencing imposed pursuant to that verdict. On this appeal, Tai challenges the reasons given for the district court’s sentence. First, he urges that the district court erroneously found his activities “otherwise extensive.” Second, he claims an upward departure in criminal history was not warranted. For the reasons stated below, we affirm in part and reverse in part.
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Tai operated a pawn shop in a Korean community in Chicago. Part of his business involved extending…
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