Jim Dey | Judge on former Champaign business owner’s request for new trial: ‘This case is CLOSED’ | Columns

Jim Dey | Judge on former Champaign business owner’s request for new trial: ‘This case is CLOSED’ | Columns

A former Champaign roofing company owner argued vehemently that he was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. But a federal judge recently dismissed Ed Gire’s request for a new trial after concluding it had no merit. “This case is CLOSED,” wrote U.S. Judge Sue Myerscough. Gire, convicted of violating federal immigration laws and sentenced to 36 months…

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