United States v. Robert E. Nims and Laurence L. Lagarde, Sr.

Appellants Nims and LaGarde were found guilty by a jury of violating 18 U.S.C.A. § 1952 1 (interstate travel in aid of racketeering), § 1955 2 (illegal gam bling business), and § 2 3 (aiding and abetting). Their convictions arose out of the shipment of pinball machines from the Bally Company, William O’Donnell, President, in Chicago to Boasberg and his company, the New Orleans Novelty Company, in New Orleans. Boasberg was the distributor for Bally in the New Orleans area. He distributed the machines to novelty and amusement companies which in turn contracted with various bars and restaurants…