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United States v. Cleveland

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided January 14, 1997No. Criminal Action 96-207PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AND REASONS

VANCE, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This criminal case involves allegedly illegal activity in the video poker industry in Louisiana. The defendants are former Louisiana State Senators Benjamin (“B.B. Sixty”) Rayburn and Larry S. Bankston; an attorney, Carl Cleveland; an accountant, Joe H. Morgan; and two alleged video poker entrepreneurs, Fred H. Goodson and his daughter, Maria F. Goodson.

The government charges each of the defendants with racketeering and racketeering conspiracy and charges various defendants with mail fraud, conducting an illegal gambling business,…

2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. McNally v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Wickard v. FilburnSupreme Court of the United States · 1942

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Cleveland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. United States v. Anthony C. Zizzo, James J. Marcello, Richard Gervasio, Anthony N. Chiaramonti, Brett K. O'dell, and Samuel A. CarlisiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  3. United States v. SalvatoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. SalvatoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  5. Wheeler v. Milbank (In Re Wheeler)District Court, N.D. Texas · 2005

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