Legal Opinion
United States v. Turner
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 11, 2012No. 11-1129PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
A federal jury convicted Charles Turner of one count of attempted extortion under color of official right in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and three counts of making a false statement in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. Turner, at the time of his trial and since 2000, was a member of the Boston City Council. The indictment charged Turner with making false statements to FBI agents and accepting $1,000 in exchange for performing official acts to assist a local businessman in obtaining a liquor license for a planned supper club in the Roxbury neighborhood of…
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