United States v. Sorrentino

MURPHY, District Judge.

Defendant, Vincent Anthony Sorrentino, also known as Jimmy Duffy et ah, found guilty by a jury of violation of 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 398, 399, 1 and 18 U.S.C.A. § 88, 2 conspiracy to violate Sections 398 and 399, moves for a new trial.

As to the substantive offenses, it was charged in Count 1 that defendants caused one Mary Kovacs Riviello to be transported from Scranton, Pa., to Buffalo, N.Y., in interstate commerce for the purpose of prostitution with the intent and purpose to induce and entice her to become a prostitute; in Count 2 that defendants persuaded, induced and…