Legal Opinion

United States v. Peter Evangelista and Anthony Evangelista, Louis Evangelista and Claude Evangelista

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 13, 1997No. 1478, 1479, Dockets 96-1712(L), 96-1718(CON)PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JACOBS, Circuit Judge:

Following a 13-day jury trial, Louis Evangelista, Sr. and his son, Claude Evangelista, were convicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Wexler, J.) of conspiracy to defraud the United States by impeding the Internal Revenue Service in the collection of income and payroll taxes (in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371), and failure to pay withholding taxes and FICA contributions to the IRS (in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7202). Evangelista, Sr., who also was convicted of evading personal income taxes (in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201), was…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Cheek v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Williamson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. United States v. PomponioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. United States v. Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by40 opinions

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