Legal Opinion
United States v. Leonard Russo and David Wenger
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 8, 1971No. 348-349, Dockets 35255, 35389PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Leonard Russo (Russo) and David Wenger (Wenger) were convicted for violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 1954 in that Russo conspired with various persons to pay illegal kickbacks to Wenger, an agent and counsel of the Central States Southeast and Southwest Area Pension Fund of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (the Fund), 1 which violation was charged in Count One of the indictment in this case. Wenger was also convicted on a second count, for receiving $5,000 with intent to be influenced in respect to his official duties with respect to the Fund, also in…
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- United States v. Frederick WeiserCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
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