Legal Opinion
United States v. Gus Sclafani and Ben Ross
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 12, 1973No. 828, 829, Dockets 73-1017, 73-1048PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Gus Sclafani and Ben Ross appeal from judgments of conviction entered upon jury verdicts returned October 6, 1972 after a nineteen day trial before Edmund L. Palmieri, District Judge, in the Southern District of New York.
Sclafani was convicted on three counts of loansharking, in violation of the Extortionate Credit Transaction Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. §§ 893 and 894 (1970); on one count of conspiring to finance an extortionate credit transaction, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (1970); on two counts of income tax evasion, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201 (1970)…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Webb v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In the Matter of Union Leader CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1961
- United States v. MarzanoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Ronald E. Galella v. Jacqueline Onassis, John Walsh, and United States of America, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- In Re International Business MacHines Corporation, United States of America v. International Business MacHines CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Harry BernsteinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Louis Charles King v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Daniel Lee Rucker and Eugene C. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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