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U.S. v. FANT

Crim. No. 90-434.

776 F.Supp. 257 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America v. Ennis Maurice FANT, Larry Blanding, and Benjamin J. Gordon, Jr., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Columbia Division.

August 7, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Bart Daniel, U.S. Atty., John M. Barton, Asst. U.S. Atty., Columbia, S.C., for the U.S.

Daniel E. Martin, Sr., Charleston, S.C., for Blanding.

Lionel S. Lofton, Charleston, S.C., for Gordon.

ORDER

HAWKINS, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the court on the motions of the defendants for judgment of acquittal, or in the alternative, for a new trial.

FACTS

On March 8, 1991, a jury convicted Benjamin Gordon on two counts of Hobbs Act violations and Larry Blanding on three counts of Hobbs Act violations in connection with what has become popularly known as "Operation Lost Trust," an F.B.I. sting operation focusing on corruption...

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