Legal Opinion
United States v. Tkhilaishvili
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 5, 2019No. 18-1027PPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Victor Torosyan, together with defendants-appellants Jambulat Tkhilaishvili and David Tkhilaishvili, planned to open a suboxone clinic (the Clinic) for the treatment of opioid addiction. The defendants had represented to Torosyan that they would provide the know-how as long as he furnished the bulk of the necessary financing. But while Torosyan was depleting his resources in order to get the Clinic up and running, the Tkhilaishvili brothers attempted to relieve him of some portion of his share in the business through extortionate means. Torosyan blew the whistle and,…
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