UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

Nos. 168, 424, Dockets 82-1111, 82-1123.

705 F.2d 603 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Harrison A. WILLIAMS, Jr. and Alexander Feinberg, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 5, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward R. Korman, U.S. Atty., Brooklyn, N.Y. (Edward A. McDonald, Atty.-in-Charge, Organized Crime Strike Force, Lawrence H. Sharf, Sp. Atty., and Gregory J. Wallance, Asst. U.S. Atty., Brooklyn, N.Y., on brief), for appellee.

Erwin N. Griswold, Washington, D.C., and George J. Koelzer, New York City (Claire L. Shapiro and Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, D.C., and Joel N. Kreizman, John P. Croake, and Evans, Koelzer, Marriott, Osborne & Kreizman, New York City, on briefs), for defendant-appellant Williams.

Carol Prendergast, New York City (Harry C. Batchelder, Jr., Susan D. Bauer, Glenn Bogdonoff, and Shelly R. Rossoff, New York City, on brief), for defendant-appellant Feinberg.

Before FRIENDLY, NEWMAN and KEARSE, Circuit Judges.


NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

Harrison A. Williams, Jr., formerly United States Senator from New Jersey, and Alexander Feinberg, an attorney and close friend of Williams, appeal from judgments of conviction entered in the District Court for the Eastern District of New York (George C. Pratt, Judge) after a jury trial on bribery and related charges arising out of the Abscam undercover "sting" operation. We have previously explored the factual background of Abscam and many...

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