The appeals panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, who heard the defence attorneys' oral arguments, presented its opinion in a 16-page document in which they rejected arguments against the fraud and obstruction charges.
合衆国控訴裁判所第7巡回区による控訴パネルは、被告の弁護人による口頭弁論を聞き、16ページの文書で意見を提示し、詐欺と妨害罪を否定する弁論を却下した。