United States v. George C. Hook

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1999-10-21

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KANNE, Circuit Judge. George C. Hook is a failed attorney who wagered his practice on a series of illegal transactions designed to support a struggling manufacturer, Wittek Industries, Inc. He lost the gamble because, on the basis of these transactions, a jury found Hook guilty of three counts of wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343 , one count of th…

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