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MADISON - A federal appeals court has upheld
the convictions of a real estate agent found guilty of seeking an
illegal kickback on the sale of a state office building near the Capitol
in Madison.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on
Wednesday upheld the 2009 convictions of Larry Lupton. He was found
guilty of bribery, wire fraud and two counts of making false statements
to the FBI.
Lupton was found to have solicited about
$75,000 from a broker of a potential buyer and later provided the broker
with confidential details of rival bids.
Lupton was hired to sell the state office
building on the shores of Lake Monona in Madison that houses the
Department of Administration. The building was estimated to be worth
between $20 million and $30 million.
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