United States v Hill, No. 14-2019 (7th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseHill walked into a Naperville Illinois Credit Union, pointed a pistol at the teller, and ordered her to give him money. Hill escaped with a bag containing about $134,000 and a dye pack. As Hill fled, it stained most of the cash red. Days later, Hill drove to a Milwaukee casino and fed dye-stained bills into a slot machine without playing the game. He cashed out, receiving vouchers for the money he had put into the machine, and redeemed the vouchers for $6,650. He attempted to repeat the process at an Indiana casino. A slot attendant alerted casino security. Questioned by Hammond Police Lieutenant McKechnie, moonlighting as a security officer, Hill seemed nervous. Hill said that he had found the money while changing a tire. The stacks of cash were still wrapped in bank bands; Hill was questioned further and his bag was searched, revealing the rest of the money. Hill was indicted for money laundering, bank robbery, and transporting stolen money in interstate commerce (18 U.S.C. 1956(a)(1)(B)(i), 2113(a), (c), and (d); 2314). Hill unsuccessfully moved suppress his arrest, the search of his backpack, and his statements to McKechnie and to exclude expert testimony regarding historical cell site analysis. Hill was convicted and sentenced to 360 months’ imprisonment. The Seventh Circuit affirmed denial of the motions.
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