This is a Hobbs Act case, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), involving extortion of $5,000 by a bank officer incident to approval of bank financing for a construction project. We affirm the conviction.
The indictment charged the following: Snyder was the owner of Snyder Construction Company, which was engaged in constructing and selling residences in Florida. Snyder had a contract to purchase land for...
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