United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction on multiple financial charges is affirmed where application of 18 U.S.C. sections 3290 and 3296 to defendant's flight to Belize and vacated guilty plea rendered the charges reinstated against him in 2005 for the offenses he committed in 1996 timely notwithstanding the five year statute of limitations.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/23/2007
• Decided 03/16/2007
• Published 03/16/2007

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Norman R. Smith (argued), Office of the United States Attorney Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Gerald R. Smith, John R. Abell (argued), Spokane, WA, for Defendant-Appellant.