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UNITED STATES v. HOOPER

No. 77-5152.

575 F.2d 496 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harney Elihu HOOPER, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 7, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. McPherson, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

John P. Volz, U. S. Atty., Walter J. Rothschild, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, AINSWORTH and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 7, 1978.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Harney Elihu Hooper, Jr., president of the police jury in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, was charged with using his political office to obtain money from various business that were operating or seeking to operate in the Parish. Hooper was convicted of twelve counts of extortion and one count of conspiracy in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951.

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