Charles Farinella

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Charge:	"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)"
Sentence:	"6 months home confinement, 5 years probation and a $75,000 fine"
Years Imprisoned:
Year Crime:	2003
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Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois - Federal Case
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Wrongly convicted by a jury of wire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1343) and of introducing into interstate commerce a misbranded food with intent to defraud or mislead. (21 U.S.C. §§ 331(a), 333(a)(2)). Charles Farinella was sentenced him to six months home confinement, five years probation and a $75,000 fine. On March 12, 2009 the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a judgment of acquittal because the government presented no evidence he had committed a crime."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On March 12, 2009 the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a judgment of acquittal because the government presented no evidence he had committed a crime."
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Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"USA v. Charles Farinella, 08-1839 (7th Cir, 03-12-2009)"
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Information Source 2:	"Court -- Changing dressing’s freshness date did not endanger, Wisconsin Law Journal, March 17, 2009"
Information Location 2:	http://wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/03/23/Label-tampering-conviction-overturned-Court-Changing-dressings-freshness-date-did-not-endanger
Information Source 3:	"Federal judge scolds prosecutor, By Ameet Sachdev, Chicago Tribune, March 17, 2009"
Information Location 3:	"http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tue-law-notebook-03-17mar17,0,2096168.story"
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Charles Farinella

Charge:

"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)"

Sentence:

"6 months home confinement, 5 years probation and a $75,000 fine"

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2003

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On March 12, 2009 the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a judgment of acquittal because the government presented no evidence he had committed a crime."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"USA v. Charles Farinella, 08-1839 (7th Cir, 03-12-2009)"

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Information Source 2:

"Court -- Changing dressing’s freshness date did not endanger, Wisconsin Law Journal, March 17, 2009"

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http://wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/03/23/Label-tampering-conviction-overturned-Court-Changing-dressings-freshness-date-did-not-endanger

Information Source 3:

"Federal judge scolds prosecutor, By Ameet Sachdev, Chicago Tribune, March 17, 2009"

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"http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tue-law-notebook-03-17mar17,0,2096168.story"

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