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United States v. John Buncich

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 5, 2019No. 18-1216PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bauer, Circuit Judge.

John Buncich was the Sheriff of Lake County, Indiana. He was charged by a grand jury with five counts of wire fraud and one count of accepting bribes. He was found guilty on all six counts. For the reasons that follow, we vacate his conviction on Counts I-III, affirm as to Counts IV-VI, and remand for resentencing.

BACKGROUND

John Buncich was elected Sheriff of Lake County, Indiana, and took office on January 1, 2011. He named Timothy Downs his Chief of Police, the highest ranking officer under the sheriff. The sheriff was responsible for providing the county police with…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. Nicolas GomezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  2. United States v. Tony SparkmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  3. United States v. Jonathan PennyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. DurhamCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. United States v. Vahan KelerchianCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  2. United States v. Roland PulliamCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  3. United States v. John BuncichCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
  4. United States v. Antonio EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022
  5. United States v. Paul ElmerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020

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