Law360, Chicago (August 06, 2012, 3:43 PM ET) -- Imprisoned ex-Illinois Gov. George Ryan on Monday lost his latest bid for a new corruption trial after the U.S. Supreme Court gave the challenge new life, with the Seventh Circuit finding that a recent high court ruling does not invalidate his convictions.
The Seventh Circuit previously shut down Ryan's attempt to cut short his 6 1/2-year prison sentence and stage a new trial in July 2011, finding that his mail fraud convictions withstood the narrower interpretation of honest services fraud the high court set out in...
After High Court Remand, 7th Circ. Nixes Ex-Gov.'s Retrial Bid
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