Legal Opinion
United States v. Ciresi
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 5, 2012No. 11-1914PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
After a jury trial in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Robert Ciresi, a seventy-eight-year-old North Providence attorney, was convicted on bribery, extortion, and conspiracy charges stemming from his involvement in a scheme to purchase the votes of three corrupt town councilmen on two zoning matters. During the trial, the district court admitted into evidence under Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(2)(E) a number of recorded statements about Ciresi made by one of the councilmen to a government informant. On appeal, in seeking a new trial,…
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