United States Seventh Circuit

A jury instruction on "sham" ownership of a business for the purpose of fraudulently acquiring government benefits need not specify the elements of the crime.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/13/2000
• Decided 07/18/2001
• Published 07/18/2001

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before WOOD, Jr., KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Donald B. Allegro (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Rock Island, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Stuart R. Lefstein (argued), Pappas & Schnell, Rock Island, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.