Legal Opinion
United States v. John Tortora, United States of America v. Samuel Santoro
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 24, 1972No. 496, 642, Dockets 71-2114, 72-1170PublishedCited by 191 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
Samuel Santoro and John Tortora were found guilty after a jury trial in the Southern District on fifteen counts of engaging in loanshark operations in violation of the federal Extortionate Credit Statute, 18 U.S.C. §§ 892-94, and on one count of conspiring so to do. 1 We affirm.
Appellants seek reversal of their convictions on several grounds, principal among them being Santoro’s claim that his trial could not proceed in his absence.
The indictment charged that Santoro and Tortora, along with Joseph Chiave rini, Gene Genaro and Nicholas Ratteni, lent money to Joseph…
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