UNITED STATES v. CONFORTE

Nos. 77-3956, 78-3310.

624 F.2d 869 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph CONFORTE and Sally Conforte, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce I. Hochman, Beverly Hills, Cal., argued for defendants-appellants; Harry E. Claiborne, Oscar B. Goodman, Las Vegas, Nev., Hochman, Salkin & Deroy, Beverly Hills, Cal., on brief.

Leland Lutfy, Asst. U. S. Atty., Reno, Nev., argued for plaintiff-appellee; Clyde R. Maxwell, New Port Beach, Cal., on brief.

Before KENNEDY and TANG, Circuit Judges, and PALMIERI, District Judge.


KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction in a tax evasion case. The appellants, Joseph and Sally Conforte, are the operators of an establishment called "Mustang Ranch," described in the record as a legalized house of prostitution located in Nevada. The Confortes were convicted on four separate violations of 26 U.S.C. § 7201 for willful acts taken to evade or defeat federal employment taxes...

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