United States v. Robert James Andrino

LUCAS, District Judge:

These appeals are from Andrino’s respective criminal convictions on three counts of violating the extortionate credit transactions statute, 18 U.S.C. § 891 et seq. (Title II of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, 82 Stat. 159.) Andrino was indicted twice, on two counts each, for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 894, collection of extensions of credit by extortionate means. The cases were consolidated for trial. The jury returned guilty verdicts as to both counts of the first indictment, and a guilty verdict as to the second count of the second indictment.

The cases concern three…