CHICAGO ― In a federal criminal case arising out of an alleged $10 million mortgage loan fraud scheme,
Daniel M. Purdom, a Partner in the
Chicago office of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, and
Brian R. Zeeck, an associate in the firm’s
Lisle,
Illinois, office represented the president/co-owner of a real estate development company who was also the attorney for a developer. The indictment named 13 individuals and various corporate entities in all. All defendants other than Hinshaw’s client pleaded guilty; many of them cooperated against our client. The trial ultimately resulted in a hung jury. On March 11, 2011, the case was re-tried in a bench trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the parties having stipulated to the previous jury trial. A verdict of not guilty was subsequently rendered.
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