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UNITED STATES v. PALMIERI

Nos. 337, 359 and 362, Dockets 71-1744, 71-1741 and 71-1743.

456 F.2d 9 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John PALMIERI et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided February 9, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sigmund L. Miller, Bridgeport, Conn., for appellant Palmieri.

A. Jay Sprecher, East Haddam, Conn., for appellant Travisano.

Warren A. Luedecker, Bridgeport, Conn., for appellant Wisniewski.

Leslie Byelas, Asst. U. S. Atty., Bridgeport, Conn. (Stewart H. Jones, U. S. Atty., D. Conn., George F. McGunnigle, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., of counsel), for appellee.

Before ANDERSON, MULLIGAN and OAKES, Circuit Judges.

OAKES, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from convictions in connection with an avaricious ($9,975 collected on a $5,000 loan for four months) loan-shark extortion of two small businessmen in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

All appellants were convicted on the count charging conspiracy to participate in the use of extortionate means, i. e., threatening use of violence, to collect the extension of credit. Appellants Wisniewski and Palmieri were also convicted on two substantive...

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