Legal Opinion
United States v. Schermerhorn
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 11, 1989No. SS 88 Cr. 659 (GLG)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge:
Defendant has been indicted, inter alia, on charges of mail fraud stemming from his 1984 campaign for reelection to the New York State Senate. The gravamen of the mail fraud counts is that defendant received illegal campaign contributions from an individual he knew to be an underworld figure and that defendant failed to disclose those contributions as required by N.Y. Elec. Law § 14-104 (McKinney 1978). These crimes ostensibly are “federalized” due to defendant’s use of the United States mails in submitting false campaign disclosure statements.
Defendant moves to…
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