United States Seventh Circuit

Under 18 USC 1341, mail fraud, defendant's mailing of his response to executor's motions for sanctions in probate court to executor's home is sufficient to meet the "use of mails" element where defendant allegedly tried to submit forged will into probate.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/12/2001
• Decided 11/15/2001
• Published 11/15/2001

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, DIANE P. WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Vilija Bilaisis (argued), Barry Rand Elden, Chief of Appeals, Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., William H. Levit, Jr., Kristin Dalen-Bard (argued), Godfrey & Kahn, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.