Legal Opinion
United States v. Stephen Tse
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 25, 1998No. 97-1103PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Stephen Tse appeals from his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5) for attempted murder and conspiracy to murder two men, Chao Va Meng and Dai Keung. He was sentenced to 188 months.
Factual Background
The jury was entitled to find the following facts, either undisputed or based on sufficient evidence. During the 1980s Tse was the leader of a powerful crime organization in Boston called Ping On. Ping On had ties to criminal organizations in Hong Kong. It initiated its members in a ritualistic ceremony in which they pledged loyalty and allegiance to the group and…
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