United States Seventh Circuit

Convictions for mail and wire fraud and conspiracy are affirmed where the 7th Circuit had the authority to vacate defendant's original plea, and 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 06/19/2007
• Published 06/19/2007

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.