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UNITED STATES v. KAHN

Nos. 119, 120, Docket Nos. 71-2205, 71-2206, 72-1776 and 72-1777.

472 F.2d 272 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Irving B. KAHN and Teleprompter Corporation, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 9, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Fiske, Jr., New York City (Davis, Polk & Wardwell, Dale L. Matschullat, New York City, and Alan M. Dershowitz, Cambridge, Mass., of counsel), for appellant Teleprompter Corp.

John W. Nields, Asst. U. S. Atty. (Silvio J. Mollo, Acting U. S. Atty., S.D.N. Y., John D. Gordan, III, Asst. U.S. Atty., of counsel), for appellee.

Peter Fleming, Jr., New York City (Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York City, John E. Sprizzo, Martin J. Proscia, and Philip Mandel, New York City, of counsel), for appellant Kahn.

Before WATERMAN, SMITH and KAUFMAN, Circuit Judges.

J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:

This case takes us into the corrupt municipal politics of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where local franchises were apparently granted to the highest bidder — of the biggest bribe to local officials. In 1966, Irving B. Kahn, on behalf of Teleprompter Corporation, made such a payment to three Johnstown officials to insure the retention of a local cable television franchise. The plot was later uncovered, and prosecution ensued. After...

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