United States v. Mainello

OPINION, FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION

TRAVIA, District Judge.

This case came on for trial on January 3, 1972. The defendants, Nicholas Mainello, Peter Candarini and Joseph Candarini, now before the court, along with twenty-eight other persons, were indicted on April 21, 1971.

The two count indictment charges substantive violations of Section 1955 of Title 18, United States Code, and conspiracy to violate the same statutory provisions in contravention of Section 371 of Title 18, United States Code.

Of the twenty-eight other defendants, three pleaded guilty to Count One…