Legal Opinion
United States v. Hemant Patel, Raoji Patel, Bridgewater Development Co., and Pacific Food Beverages, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1985No. 84-1143 and 84-1146 to 84-1148PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLE, Circuit Judge:
On November 9, 1983, appellants Hemant Patel, Raoji Patel, Bridgewater Development Company, and Pacific Food and Beverages were charged in a three-count indictment by the Federal Grand Jury in San Francisco. All appellants were charged in Count One with conspiracy to defraud the United States under 18 U.S.C. § 371 1 by failing to comply with the International Coffee Agreement of 1962, 14 U.S.T. 1911, T.I.A.S. No. 5505, 2 and in Count Two with importation of coffee contrary to the provisions of that agreement, hence violating 18 U.S.C. § 545, the smuggling statute. 3…
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