United States Seventh Circuit

Sentences for wire fraud are affirmed where: 1) it was reasonable for the district court to use the total retail value of stolen items later sold on eBay as an estimate of the actual loss for purposes of sentencing calculations; and 2) there was no clear error in ascribing an organizing or leadership role to the defendants.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/06/2006
• Decided 06/14/2006
• Published 06/14/2006

Judges

• ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and ROVNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Brian Hayes (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Alexander M. Salerno (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant, Lara Wasz., Richard H. Parsons, Johanna M. Chrstiansen (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, Defendant-Appellant, Bruce Wasz.