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United States v. Michael J. Brisson

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 2, 2006No. 05-1540PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

In late 2000, Michael Brisson decided to buy a hotel in Bloomington, Illinois. When it came time to make the down payment, Brisson didn’t have the $100,000 that was due. So he embarked on a series of check-kiting transactions, causing a loss to one of his banks of $99,938.73.

But this was only the start of the brief but ambitious foray into financial crime which Brisson has admitted. In February 2001, he applied for a $3.5 million loan from another institution, Busey Bank, to pay for and renovate the hotel. Brisson misrepresented his assets, net worth, and personal stake…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Robert MykytiukCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  2. United States v. Leonard Chavin and Martin LitwinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  3. United States v. Samuel AragbayeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. William E. Williams, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. James E. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. Lineten BelizaireCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
  2. United States v. GoncalvesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. James W. Garner, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Susan M. VuckoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. Garner, James W.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006

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