Legal Opinion
United States v. Kopituk
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 4, 1982No. 80-5025PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES R. SCOTT, District Judge:
Appellants, waterfront union officials and employers, were convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on numerous charges arising from their participation in a widespread pattern of corruption aimed at securing control of the business activity at several major ports in the Southeastern United States. The evidence adduced at the seven-month trial1 revealed an extensive, well-orchestrated conspiracy spanning a period of more than 10 years in which union officials pressured waterfront employers to make illegal payoffs in…
2Cases cited112 opinions
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- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by176 opinions
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- United States v. BascaroCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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