Legal Opinion
United States v. Preston T. Patterson, United States of America v. Benjamin Demagistris
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 15, 1981No. 80-1213, 80-1214PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Benjamin DeMagistris and Preston Patterson appeal from their convictions on eleven counts of mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1342, and one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371.
Patterson maintained an office in Washington, D. C., where he acted as the exclusive agent of the Peerless Insurance Agency for issuing the performance bonds required in connection with bids by truckers seeking to be awarded contracts (Star Routes) for the transportation of mail. Peerless, according to testimony of a Postal Service…
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