United States v. Orlando, No. 15-1862 (7th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseAmerican Litho was owed $113,772 by Union Transport (Las Vegas), a large amount by Alcan (Wisconsin), and $146,167 by Concrete Media (New Jersey). Dziuban, American's part-owner, unsuccessfully attempted to obtain repayment through legal means, including litigation. In 2010, Dziuban contacted Orlando, a salesman at American, to help collect the debts. Orlando recruited Carparelli and Brown. The four men implied, upon meeting, that they would use physical violence and threats. Dziuban promised half of any money they collected. The men began travelling and making threats. McManus eventually joined them. Brown began cooperating with the FBI. In 2013, acting under the government’s instructions, Brown told Carparelli that he had received a call from New Jersey state police. This prompted recorded conversations between Orlando, Carparelli, and Brown, in which they discussed the scheme and attempted to cover it up. Dziuban, Orlando, Brown, Iozzo, Carparelli, and McManus were charged with Hobbs Act violations, 18 U.S.C. 1951; Orlando and McManus were charged with conspiracy to commit extortion; McManus was also charged with attempted extortion. A jury convicted Orlando and McManus. The court sentenced McManus to two concurrent sentences of 60 months and sentenced Orlando to 46 months imprisonment. The Seventh Circuit affirmed McManus’s conviction and Orlando’s sentence.
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