Legal Opinion
United States v. Cruzado-Laureano
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 5, 2005No. 02-2658PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
On January 8, 2001, Juan Manuel Cruza-do Laureano, sometimes called “Manny” for short, took office as mayor of Vega Alta, one of Puerto Rico’s municipalities. On January 25, 2002, a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment that charged him with a number of crimes tied to abuse of his public office, including extortion, embezzlement, theft, money laundering, and witness tampering. After a fourteen-day trial, Cruzado was convicted of the following charges: one count of embezzlement from a program receiving federal funds, 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(l)(A)(i) and…
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