Legal Opinion
United States v. Bruce Roth
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 6, 1988No. 87-2611, 88-1519PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Bruce Roth, the defendant in this Grey-lord prosecution, was a crooked lawyer. He made a living bribing crooked judges. Often Roth played the broker’s role, matching lawyers who did not know which judges would take money with judges who did not know which lawyers would pay it. For these services he has been convicted of violating the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68; he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The only substantial issues, the only ones we discuss, are whether Roth waived…
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