United States v. James R. Hoffa, Benjamin Dranow, Zachary A. Strate, Jr., S. George Burris, Abe I. Weinblatt, Calvin Kovens

DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge.

In August 1964, following a jury trial, defendants were found guilty on various counts contained in an indictment charging them with wire and mail fraud in the procurement of loans from the Teamsters Union Pension Fund, and of conspiracy to commit the substantive offenses stated. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343, 371. This Court, one judge dissenting, affirmed the convictions. United States of America v. Hoffa et al., 7 Cir., 367 F.2d 698 (1966).

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In response to a petition for a writ of certiorari before the Supreme Court, the Solicitor General urged that none of…