Judge takes former North Twp. official's petition under advisement
NWI Times
Feb 14, 2012
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HAMMOND | A Hammond federal judge decided Tuesday to take under advisement Robert Cantrell's petition to set aside four of his 11 fraud-related convictions, federal court records show.
A federal court jury found Cantrell, a longtime region politico, guilty in 2008. In 2009, the former North Township supervisor was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using his position in public office to steer contracts to a counseling company in exchange for money.
A jury also found him guilty of insurance fraud for "deceptively procuring" township-funded health insurance coverage for two of his children, filing false income tax returns and other offenses.
Cantrell was ordered to repay the $68,000 he took from North Township through contract fraud, court records show.
In his order filed Tuesday, Hammond federal court Judge Rudy Lozano ordered the government to file a response to Cantrell's petition by March 13.
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