Following a bench trial, defendant William D. Corrigan (“Corrigan”) was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. Corrigan appeals his conviction, arguing that the indictment failed to properly set out a scheme for wire fraud, and the evidence at trial was insufficient to sustain a conviction.

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Sharon Mitchell enrolled in an online criminal-justice course offered by the Elgin Community College.

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Derrick D. Neely-Bey Tarik-El filed this action against various officials at the Correctional Industrial Facility (“CIF”) in Pendleton, Indiana, and at the Indiana Department of Corrections (“IDOC”).

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Mandy Hagen was convicted twice under Illinois law for failing to get her children to school.

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Eliseo Beltran-Aguilar, a native and citizen of Mexico, applied for cancellation of removal from the United States.

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An earlier opinion in this case concluded that people whose property is taken into custody by Illinois under the state’s Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, 765 ILCS 1026/15-607, are entitled to receive the time value of their property (that is, interest or other earnings), less reasonable custodial fees. Kolton v. Frerichs, 869 F.3d 532 (7th Cir. 2017); see also Cerajeski v. Zoeller, 735 F.3d 577 (7th Cir. 2013).

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On August 29, 2017, the State of Illinois filed suit in federal court against the City of Chicago, alleging that the Chicago Police Department’s use-of-force policies and practices violate the federal constitution and Illinois law.

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Shannon E. McHenry, a 49-year-old former hair stylist who suffers from a host of medical problems (both physical and mental), challenged the denial of her application for Social Security disability benefits.

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Danny L. Wilber appeals an order of the circuit court denying his postconviction motion for a new trial.

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Edward and JoAnn Ronkowski own 120 acres of undeveloped land in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

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Jacqueline Wise appeals from the circuit court’s order affirming the Labor and Industry Review Commission’s decision denying her worker’s compensation claim.

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Petitioner-appellant Joshua E. Shepherd was pulled over by the police in Kentucky.

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Amy Swyear filed this action against her former employer, Fare Foods Corporation, alleging sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation in violation of Title VII, and breach of contract.

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Aamaans Properties, Inc. and Aamann, Inc. (Aamaans) appeal an order granting summary judgment to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT).

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After a bench trial, Anthony Lee was convicted of kidnapping and rape.

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Before us in this appeal is a tax shelter almost identical to the one we agreed reflected an abusive sham in Superior Trading, LLC v. Commissioner, 728 F.3d 676 (7th Cir. 2013).

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After pleading guilty to preparing false tax returns for her clients, 26 U.S.C. §7206(2), Evelyn Johnson was sentenced to 18 months in prison, to be followed by one year’s supervised release.

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Concerned that the getaway driver to his armed robbery would provide information to the police, Matthew Higgins-Vogt shot the driver multiple times in a wooded area near the Sangamon River in Decatur, Illinois.

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Ralph Ross worked as a coal miner for approximately thirty years.

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Scott Schmidt shot and killed his estranged wife.

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Patrick Dockery was arrested after a domestic dispute at his girlfriend’s apartment in Joliet, Illinois.

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For 25 years Gary Wrolstad worked at CUNA Mutual Life Insurance Society in Madison, Wisconsin, eventually becoming a financial reporting manager.

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In 2002, thirty-six-year-old Vicki Bramlett died from complications following routine surgery.

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Okoi Ofem committed suicide in a jail cell at a City of Chicago lockup.

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On October 5, 2012, Kirk Horshaw was brutally beaten by other inmates at Menard Correctional Center, acting on the instructions of a gang leader who felt himself disrespected.

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Gregory Kuczora falsely represented to unwary investors that he could help them secure millions of dollars in financing.

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For thirty-five years, plaintiff-appellant Gloria D. Terry worked as a teacher and an administrator for defendant-appellee Gary Community School Corporation (the “District”).

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Plaintiff‐appellant Dylan Sinn was incarcerated within the Indiana Department of Corrections (“IDOC”) from June 2011 to February 2015.

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A forklift backed over Stanley Hutchison’s foot while it was loading product onto his tractor‐trailer.

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After Bruce and Barbara Betzner named Boeing as a defendant in their state court personal injury lawsuit, Boeing filed a notice of removal under the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a), alleging a government contractor defense.

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