Legal Opinion
United States v. Browne
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 25, 2007No. 05-11137PublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
The crimes in this case arose from the activities of Walter J. Browne and his sister, Patricia A. Devaney, as a high-ranking official and administrative assistant, respectively, in two labor unions. Accused of lining their pockets by abusing their positions in the unions, the defendants in this brother-and-sister operation were prosecuted under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), the Taft-Hartley Act, and other federal statutes proscribing embezzlement and fraud. After a two-month joint trial, Browne was convicted of eight counts and…
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