Legal Opinion
United States v. Sidney Muskovsky and Michael Posner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 8, 1988No. 87-3103, 87-3104PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Defendants Michael Posner and Sidney Muskovsky were convicted by a jury of fourteen violations of the Travel Act and of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). The Travel Act violations were premised on the use of an interstate facility, the telephone, to promote, manage, facilitate and carry on acts of prostitution in violation of Illinois law, and the RICO violation was based on the predicate Travel Act violations. On appeal, the Defendants assert numerous errors. First, they claim that there was insufficient evidence to…
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