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U.S. v. ROTH

No. 87-2611, 88-1519.

860 F.2d 1382 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bruce ROTH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 26, 1988.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing December 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William VanDercreek, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Stephen P. Sinnott, Asst. U.S. Atty., Anton R. Valukas, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUDAHY, POSNER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Bruce Roth, the defendant in this Greylord prosecution, was a crooked lawyer. He made a living bribing crooked judges. Often Roth played the broker's role, matching lawyers who did not know which judges would take money with judges who did not know which lawyers would pay it. For these services he has been convicted of violating the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U...

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