Legal Opinion
United States v. John Musacchia and Joseph Gambino
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 21, 1990No. 967, 968, Dockets 88-1491, 88-1495PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge:
John Musacchia and Joseph Gambino appeal their convictions on one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States by willfully failing to pay gasoline excise taxes in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (1988) and 26 U.S.C. §§ 7201, 7202 and 7206(2) (1982). Musacchia appeals his conviction on six additional counts of aiding and abetting evasion of such taxes.
Appellants contend that it was reversible error for the prosecution to bolster the testimony of three witnesses by eliciting testimony on direct examination that their cooperation agreements with the government required…
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