United States Seventh Circuit

Convictions and sentence for failure to account for and pay federal taxes owed by defendant's business are affirmed over objections regarding: 1) the admission of evidence of defendant's personal expenditures; 2) the admission of evidence regarding other, uncharged tax violations; 3) the imposition of a sentence enhancement for obstruction of justice on the basis of defendant's perjury; and 4) the imposition of a fine in an amount above the sentencing guidelines recommendation.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/31/2008
• Decided 11/20/2008
• Published 11/20/2008

Judges

• FLAUM, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Steven D. Debrota, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., James H. Voyles, Voyles, Zann, Paul, Hogan & Merriman, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.