UNITED STATES of America, Appellant,
v.
Mario GIGANTE et al., Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued June 7, 1976.
Decided June 22, 1976.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Barbara J. Ambler, Sp. Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice, New York City (Robert B. Fiske, Jr., U. S. Atty., Southern District of New York, New York City, on the brief, James A. Moss, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, of counsel), for appellant.
Barry I. Slotnick, New York City, for defendants-appellees Mario Gigante and Thomas Villanova.
Arnold E. Wallach, New York City (Peter Peluso, New York City, for defendant-appellee Davy Tregcagnoli, Fredrick S. Goldstein, for defendant-appellee Benjamin Raugi, Robert Blossner, New York City, for defendants-appellees Frank Formosa and Joseph Palermo, on the brief).
Irving Anolik, New York City, for defendants-appellees Joseph Sarcinella, Joseph Denti, Vito Di Salvo, Danny Cilenti, Gerald Giangregorio and Nicholas Longo.
Armende Lesser, New York City, for defendant-appellee Vincent Landolfi.
Before KAUFMAN, Chief Judge, FEINBERG and VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Chief Judge:
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