UNITED STATES v. VALAVANIS

No. 81-3190.

689 F.2d 626 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vera VALAVANIS and Seymour Gordon, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 28, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles B. Lazzaro, Lazzaro, Giusto & Lazzaro, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendants-appellants.

Kenneth S. McHargh, Asst. U. S. Atty., Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KEITH and MERRITT, Circuit Judges, and TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judge.


MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

Defendants appeal their convictions of four counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, on the grounds that the trial judge erred by denying a motion for judgment of acquittal and that the verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence. They were charged with engaging in activities which amount to a fraud against the Ohio Lottery Commission (OLC) and using the mails in furtherance of the...

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