Legal Opinion
United States v. Wells
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 12, 2010No. 09-3276PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLELAND, District Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Oscar Wells was convicted of conspiracy to violate, and three counts of substantive violations of, the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. Wells was the ‘Water Pipe Repair Supervisor” at the Cleveland, Ohio, Water Department, whose duties included supervising the city’s various repair and replacement contracts undertaken by private entities and individuals. Wells was convicted for his immersion in a scheme that noticeably improved his 2003 income by the solicitation and acceptance of about $40,000 in bribes paid by two contractors in return for…
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