U.S. v. SPILLONE

Nos. 86-5037, 86-5038 and 86-5043.

879 F.2d 514 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vito SPILLONE, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Clyde ABEL, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank CITRO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted March 7, 1989.

Decided June 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Sherman, Santa Monica, Cal., Yolanda Barrera, Chief Federal Public Defender, Phillip A. Trevino, Deputy Federal Public Defender, and David R. Evans, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Louis M. Fisher, Appellate Section, Crim. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SNEED, FARRIS and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted March 7, 1989 (Nos. 86-5037 and 86-5038).

Submitted March 7, 1989* (No. 86-5043).

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Spillone, Abel, and Citro appeal their convictions for racketeering, extortionate extension of credit, and using extortionate means to collect extensions of credit. We affirm.

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These appeals arise from a twenty-two count indictment charging...

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