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United States v. Richard Messina

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided October 16, 1997No. 410, Docket 96-1789PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Richard Messina appeals his conviction and 151-month sentence on a single count of extortion. We conclude that his arguments are meritless, and affirm.

I. Background

MeSsina, a disbarred lawyer, was working as a business and financial consultant. One of his clients, Richard Spence, ran an operation that laundered drug money. Messina appears not to have had any knowledge of the money laundering scheme, and was never charged with involvement in it. He did, however, assist Spence in making and managing an investment in Biltmore Mortgage Company, which Spence had…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. Murad NersesianCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  2. John Billy-Eko v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. Joseph R. PisaniCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. Joseph Omotunde FilaniCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. Frank Guglielmini and John TestaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  5. Pablo Ortega v. United States of America, United States of America v. Daniel Castro, United States of America v. Sonya PolmanteerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

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