United States v. McKnight, No. 10-2297 (7th Cir. 2011)
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After a four-year investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Chicago Police Department, a grand jury indicted defendant and six codefendants for organized distribution of controlled substances. Defendant was convicted of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. 846, and using a communication facility (a telephone) to distribute a controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. 843(b) and sentenced to 300 months, followed by 10 years of supervised release. The court imposed a fine of $1,000, to be paid through the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, but modified the sentence because IFRP is voluntary. The district court was within its discretion in giving an instruction relating to the government’s use of deceptive investigative practices.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on February 6, 2012.
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