Legal Opinion
United States v. Cathryn M. Simmons, United States of America v. Michael L. Fisher
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1998No. 97-4025, 98-1070 and 97-4027PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Cathryn M. Simmons of twelve bribery violations under 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(2) (1994), five mail-fraud violations under 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (1994), and one violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (1994). The same jury convicted Michael L. Fisher of two bribery violations, one mail-fraud violation, and one RICO violation. Simmons and Fisher now appeal the District Court’s 2 resolution of forfeiture issues, and Simmons also appeals sentencing issues.
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On October 31, 1996, a grand jury returned a…
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