Legal Opinion
United States v. Herbert Vederman
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 16, 2019No. 16-4397; 16-4410; 16-4411; 16-4427; 17-1346PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Chief Judge.
*126 Table of Contents
I. Introduction...127
II. Background...127
A. The Fattah for Mayor Scheme...127
1. The Lord Loan and Its Repayment...127
2. The College Tuition Component of the FFM Scheme...134
3. The NOAA Grant and the Phantom Conference...135
B. The Blue Guardians Scheme...136
C. The Fattah-Vederman Bribery Scheme...137
D. The Indictment and Trial...139
III. Juror Misconduct and Dismissal of Juror 12...147
A. Investigation of Alleged Juror Misconduct...147
B. Dismissal of Juror 12...149
IV. The District Court's Instructions Under McDonnell ...152
A. The McDonnell Framework...152
B.…
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- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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