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UNITED STATES v. CUNNINGHAM

Nos. 25, 26, 27, Dockets 83-1046, 83-1052, 82-1402.

723 F.2d 217 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Patrick J. CUNNINGHAM, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, and John J. Sweeney, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided November 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Tigar, Washington, D.C. (Samuel J. Buffone, John J. Privitera, Tigar & Buffone, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for defendant-appellant-cross-appellee Cunningham.

Taylor R. Briggs, New York City (Donald J. Greene, Kim Hoyt Sperduto, Leon E. Roday, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant Sweeney.

Gerard E. Lynch, Asst. U.S. Atty., New York City (John S. Martin, Jr., U.S. Atty., S.D.N.Y., New York City, of counsel), for appellee-cross-appellant.

Before MANSFIELD, KEARSE and WINTER, Circuit Judges.

MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:

Experience teaches that unlawful cover-up offenses are often more heinous than the crime sought to be concealed. This case falls squarely within that maxim. Patrick J. Cunningham and John J. Sweeney appeal from judgments of the Southern District of New York entered by Judge Charles L. Brieant, Jr. after a jury convicted them of offenses related to income tax evasion, obstruction of investigations by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and...

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