Legal Opinion
United States v. John H. Evans, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 6, 1990No. 89-8631PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
John H. Evans, Jr. appeals his conviction on one count of attempted extortion under color of official right in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and one count of subscribing to a materially false federal income tax return for 1986 in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1). We affirm his convictions on both counts.
BACKGROUND
In early 1985, Clifford Cormany, Jr. (“Cormany”), a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“F.B.I.”) was assigned to Atlanta to assist in conducting an undercover investigation, to be known as “Operation Vespine,” into…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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