Legal Opinion
United States v. Gerard P. Trotta
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 10, 1975No. 289, Docket 75-1267PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT P. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The appellee, Gerard P. Trotta, was indicted 1 on two counts of extortion under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, based on acts which he allegedly committed while Commissioner of Public Works of the Town of Oyster Bay, Long Island. The indictment charges that Trotta demanded and induced the payments of $2,000 and $1,000, under the respective counts, in political contributions to the local Republican Committee from the engineering firm of William F. Cosulich Associates (Cosulich) “under color of official right.” 2 These charges were prefaced with allegations…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by46 opinions
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