Legal Opinion
United States v. Steinhorn
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided May 25, 1990No. Crim. PN-90-0022PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIEMEYER, District Judge.
Neil Steinhorn and Eugene Petasky, who are charged with conspiring to transport stolen gold jewelry in interstate commerce, have filed motions to dismiss the indictment. The indictment also charges Stein-horn with money laundering and related violations. The defendants contend that the government targeted them for a “sting” operation without a “reasonable suspicion” to believe that either of them was involved in illegal activity. Contending that the sting operation was motivated solely to force defendants to cooperate in the investigation of public corruption,…
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