Commonwealth v. Imbruglia

The defendant was convicted on two indictments of receiving stolen securities and one indictment of possession of counterfeit currency with intent to pass the same as true. On appeal, transferred here on our own motion (G. L. c. 211 A, § 10 [A]), he argues two assignments of error: (a) that a two-year pre-indictment delay denied him his right to due process, and (b) that the admission of evidence of other crimes was prejudicial. Finding no error, we affirm.

The three indictments stem from an undercover investigation of the defendant’s activities by the United States Secret Service. In late…