UNITED STATES v. FORSZT

No. 80-2392.

655 F.2d 101 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph J. FORSZT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 27, 1981.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin H. Kinney, Merillville, Ind., for defendant-appellant.

Paul A. Murphy, Asst. U. S. Atty., Hammond, Ind., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, SWYGERT, Senior Judge, and JAMESON, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 27, 1981.

CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.

Defendant Joseph J. Forszt was a member of the Board of Commissioners of Lake County, Indiana, from January 1949 to December 31, 1974. In March 1980, he was indicted on one count for violating 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c),1 a provision of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) (18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968). The indictment charged...

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