Legal Opinion
United States v. Daniel Dvorkin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 25, 2015No. 14-2799PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Daniel Dvorkin was convicted on five counts of using, or causing another person to use, a facility of interstate commerce with the intent to commit a murder for hire, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1958, and on one count of soliciting another to commit a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 373. He timely appealed his convictions on various grounds. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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BACKGROUND
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This case arises out of Mr. Dvorkin’s failed efforts to hire a hitman to kill a creditor named Larry Meyer. Meyer was…
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