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CRAIG v. U.S.

No. 74 CR 879.

703 F.Supp. 730 (1989)

Robert CRAIG, Frank P. North, Peter V. Pappas, and Estate of Jack E. Walker, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

January 6, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Calihan, Jr., Patrick J. Calihan, Chicago, Ill., for petitioners.

Kristina Anderson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for respondent.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BRIAN BARNETT DUFF, District Judge.

On June 25, 1976, a federal jury found Robert Craig, Peter V. Pappas, Frank P. North, Jr., and Jack Walker guilty of numerous counts of mail fraud and conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 1341 (1976). The government obtained these convictions by proving that Pappas had schemed to pass legislation easing weight limits on Illinois highways for cement trucks. He did this by channelling...

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