United States v. Ronald Repak

OPINION

SMITH, Chief Judge

Ronald Repak was convicted of two counts of Hobbs Act extortion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and two counts of federal program bribery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666. Repak appeals his conviction and sentence on those counts. For the reasons stated below, we will affirm.

I

This is a public corruption case coming out of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The defendant, Ronald Repak, was the Executive Director of the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority (“JRA”), which receives federal and state funding to assist in economic development for the City of Johnstown. A voluntary…