Legal Opinion

United States v. Frank Citro

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 28, 1988No. 87-1249PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

Visa International, Mastercard International, and Bank of America’s Office of Corporate Security discovered an inordinate amount of counterfeit credit card use in the Las Vegas area and worked out an agreement with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to investigate local merchants for possible collusion in a counterfeit credit card scheme. The police department hired Michael Milano to act as a liaison in introducing undercover officers to merchants willing to accept counterfeit cards. Milano had a prior conviction for operating a counterfeit credit card scheme,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. United States v. William Christopher Twigg, Iii, United States of America v. Henry Alfred NevilleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
  5. Earl D. Greene v. United States of America, John Becker v. United States of America, Mike A. Thomas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by70 opinions

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  4. United States v. Jose Becerra Salvatore Larizza Gabriel BecerraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. Walker Bennett MonroeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991

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