Legal Opinion
United States v. Max Abramson, United States of America v. Frank Bonfiglio, United States of America v. Paul Cappellano, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1977No. 76-1583, 76-1588 and 76-1589PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.
Max Abramson, Frank Bonfiglio, and Paul Cappellano, Jr. were convicted of conducting an illegal gambling business in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1955 and 2. Their only substantial arguments on appeal relate to the admission of the fruits of a wiretap investigation conducted between November 10 and November 24, 1973, in Omaha, Nebraska.
The wiretap was authorized, after government application under 18 U.S.C. § 2518, by Senior United States District Judge Robert Van Pelt. 1 The government’s application was supported by a twenty-seven page affidavit of FBI Agent Edward…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- United States v. GiordanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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