Legal Opinion
United States v. Doherty
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 1, 1989No. Nos. 87-1681, 87-1740, 87-1683, 87-1685, 87-1687, 87-1688, 87-1682, 87-1739, and 87-1686PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
These eight appeals arise from a single prosecution, of nine Boston policemen and a state legislative aide, for conspiring to steal advance copies of civil service examinations and sell them to policemen so they could cheat and obtain promotions. These eight defendants appeal from convictions for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, racketeering, and perjury. See 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy), § 1341 (mail fraud), §§ 1961-68 (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)), and § 1623 (perjury). The most significant legal claim (advanced by five appellants) is that…
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