UNITED STATES v. BLITSTEIN

No. 78-2037.

626 F.2d 774 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martin BLITSTEIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided July 14, 1980.

Rehearing Denied September 17, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Louis Roberts, El Paso, Tex. (Arthur W. Tifford and Melvyn Kessler, Miami, Fla., with him on briefs), for defendant-appellant.

Daniel R. Christopher, Asst. U.S. Atty. (Joseph Dolan, U.S. Atty., and Richard S. Vermeire, Asst. U.S. Atty., Denver, Colo., on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BARRETT, DOYLE and LOGAN, Circuit Judges.


BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

Martin Blitstein (Blitstein), a member of the Florida state bar, appeals from a jury conviction and subsequent sentencing judgment following verdicts of guilty on Counts II and V of an original five count indictment. Count II charged Blitstein with violating 18 U.S.C.A. § 1343 (wire fraud) and Count V charged him with violating 18 U.S.C.A. § 1952 (the Travel Act) undertaken in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 875(d) (extortion).

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