United States Seventh Circuit

Convictions and sentences for misapplying public funds are affirmed where: 1) a municipality's ratification, or authorization, of an expenditure is not a complete defense to a federal criminal prosecution for misapplication of public funds; 2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in ruling that a proffered city legal opinion did not qualify under the public records exception; and 3) the sentencing judge did not commit clear error in calculating the loss amount for the offenses.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/31/2006
• Decided 11/29/2006
• Published 11/29/2006

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David E. Hollar (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Kevin E. Milner, Palatine, IL, Bryan M. Truitt (argued), Tsoutsouris & Bertig, Valparaiso, IN, for Defendants-Appellants.