UNITED STATES v. WOLFORD

No. 79-5357.

614 F.2d 516 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Byron WOLFORD, a/k/a "Cowboy Wolford", Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 27, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Bratton, Frank S. Wright, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

John W. Sweeney, Jr., Jimmy L. Tallant, Asst. U.S. Attys., Fort Worth, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HILL, KRAVITCH, and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.


JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

In 1978, Special Agent Richard Labredo, a criminal investigator for the Internal Revenue Service, and Don Evans, an investigator for the Tarrant County, Texas District Attorney's office were working together on an investigation into possible violations of federal bribery and gambling statutes. Labredo's function was to play the role of a corrupt special agent who was willing to accept money in return for which he would inform the payor...

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