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U.S. v. COPELAND

No. 96-8404.

143 F.3d 1439 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Virgil M. COPELAND, John J. Winders, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 18, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hylton B. Dupree, Jr., A Gregory Poole, Dupree, Johnson and Poole, Marietta, GA, for Copeland.

Jerome J. Froelich, Jr., McKenney & Froelich, Atlanta, GA, for Winders.

Kent Alexander, U.S. Atty., Amy Levin Weil, Asst. U.S. Atty., Atlanta, GA, Lisa Simotas, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for U.S.

Before COX, DUBINA and BLACK, Circuit Judges.

BLACK, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Virgil M. Copeland and John J. Winders appeal their convictions for accepting and making illegal kickbacks and bribes and for filing false tax returns. We vacate their convictions for bribery under 18 U.S.C. § 666 and § 2, but affirm their convictions on all other counts.

I. BACKGROUND

From the early 1980s until 1992, Appellant Virgil M. Copeland served as a manager in the Facilities Operations Division...

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