United States v. Meyer Lansky

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge;

Meyer Lansky, an American citizen, was subpoenaed while residing in Israel to return to the United States and testify before a federal grand jury in Miami. The subpoena was issued under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1783, 1 the Walsh Act, which governs the issuance of a subpoena on an American national who is in a foreign country. Lansky did not appear before the grand jury at the designated time, and was subsequently indicted for criminal contempt, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 401. 2 He was convicted after a jury trial and sentenced to imprisonment of one year and a…