Legal Opinion
United States v. Fred A. Shelton
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1984No. 83-1805PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
Fred A. Shelton (Shelton) appeals his jury conviction on thirty-seven (37) counts of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 2 and three (3) counts of extortion under 18 U.S.C. § 1951. The charges were brought against Shelton while he served as a county commissioner of Muskogee County, Oklahoma. He was charged under §§ 1341 and 2 with a scheme to defraud the citizens of the county by mail. The § 1951 charges accused Shelton of interference with interstate commerce by extortion. All of the acts charged were alleged to have occurred between 1978 and 1981. The Government…
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