Gary Peel sentenced on bankruptcy bribery charges; files 7th Circuit appeal

We have a (belated) update regarding Illinois attorney Gary Peel who was convicted on bankruptcy bribery, obstruction of justice and child pornography charges in a case whose background is discussed here and here. 

Since we last reported, Judge Stiehl denied Peel's motion for a new trial and sentenced him to 37 years of imprisonment, a $1,000 fine and three years of supervised release.  Peel will serve only 12 years because the sentences will run concurrently.  Not suprisingly, Peel has appealed his conviction and sentence to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.