Where property developer misled banks as to the status of his properties and lied on documents submitted to city of Chicago, sufficient evidence existed to convict him of fraud.The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by U.S. District Judge Robert M. Dow Jr.Laurance Freed was the president and chief executive officer of Joseph Freed and Associates, a real estate development company. Freed also created and managed several real estate ventures included Uptown Goldblatts Venture LLC. The business venture was …