Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Silvano, Jr., United States of America v. William P. McNeill
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 4, 1987No. 86-1460, 86-1488PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge.
An official of the City of Boston and his friend, an insurance agent, were convicted in the United States District Court of conspiracy, extortion, and multiple counts of mail fraud arising out of a scheme to defraud the City and its citizens in connection with the city employees health insurance program. They appeal their convictions based on (1) the scope and requirements of the federal mail fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1341; (2) the. district court’s instructions on that statute; and (3) the district court’s characterization of statements otherwise hearsay as…
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