Legal Opinion
United States v. John Gole
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 16, 1998No. Docket 97-1453PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*167MAGILL, Circuit Judge:
John Gole, a retired firefighter with the New York City Fire Department (NYCFD), filed false income reports to retain pension overpayments made by the NYCFD Pension Bureau. After Gole’s misrepresentations were discovered, Gole was charged and convicted of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (1994). Gole argues that the district court erred by not allowing him to present evidence that he was actually entitled to the money he obtained by misrepresenting his income. We affirm.
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After sustaining a service-related disability as a firefighter, Gole retired in 1988 and began…
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