UNITED STATES v. HEDMAN

Nos. 78-2617, 78-2618, 78-2619 and 78-2654.

630 F.2d 1184 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John HEDMAN, Michael Jercich, Thomas Karnick and Henry Larsen, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 29, 1980.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius Lucius Echeles, Anna R. Lavin, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Thomas P. Sullivan, U. S. Atty., Thomas P. Johnson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SWYGERT, PELL and BAUER, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 30, 1980.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-appellants in these consolidated cases appeal from the judgments of conviction entered upon the jury verdicts finding them guilty of conspiracy to commit extortion and extortion under color of official right in violation of the Hobbs Act. Appellants also appeal from their convictions for filing fraudulent tax returns in violation of the federal income tax laws. We affirm...

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