United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for tax fraud, money laundering, and engaging in illicit monetary transactions is affirmed over the government's objections as to: 1) findings based on defendant's age that she was unlikely to commit future crimes; 2) a finding that defendant's offenses were not typical money-laundering offenses; and 3) several other mitigating circumstances found pursuant to consideration of the 18 U.S.C. section 3553(a) factors.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/07/2008
• Decided 08/19/2008
• Published 08/19/2008

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, WILLIAMS and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brandon Fox (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rick Halprin (argued), Dinamarie Cale, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.