Legal Opinion
United States v. Yerardi
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 22, 1999No. 99-1063PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal, which presents difficult questions concerning the adverse spousal testimony privilege, arises out of the following facts. The appellant, Rafia Feghi, is married to Joseph A. Yerardi, Jr. In October 1993, Joseph Yerardi was indicted in the district court on 71 counts, including money laundering, extortion, witness intimidation, operating an illegal gambling business, racketeering and criminal forfeiture. 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 892, 894, 982, 1503, 1512, 1955-56, 1962-63. In due course, the forfeiture counts resulted in ancillary proceedings that are the focus of…
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