Legal Opinion
United States v. DeFries, Clayton E.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 2, 1997No. 96-3015, 96-3016PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
Two former elected officials of a maritime union challenge their convictions for Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) violations, RICO conspiracy, embezzlement, and mail fraud. We reverse their convictions.
I. Background
District No. 1-Pacifíc Coast District, Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (“PCD/MEBA,” or the “pre-merger union”) was a national union made up of mostly licensed marine engineers who manned American merchant vessels. Under the union’s by-laws, an elected District Executive Committee governed the union’s…
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