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UNITED STATES v. BRITZMAN

Nos. 76-1548, 76-1559.

547 F.2d 380 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William BRITZMAN and Arthur Rubin, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Argued December 6, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. O'Donnell, Lawrence J. Suffredin, Jr., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Samuel K. Skinner, U. S. Atty., J. Daniel Stewart, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SWYGERT, PELL and BAUER, Circuit Judges.

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

The defendants in this case were convicted of mail fraud in connection with a check-kiting scheme. They contend that their convictions must be vacated because the use of the mails was unrelated to the execution of the scheme. We agree, and reverse the district court's denial of the defendants' motion for acquittal.

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Defendants William Britzman and Arthur J. Rubin were indicted on eight counts of mail fraud under 18 U.S.C...

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