U.S. v. AUCOIN

No. 90-3886.

964 F.2d 1492 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walton AUCOIN, William Condon and Steven Bertolino, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 22, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank DeSalvo, New Orleans, La. (Court-appointed), for Aucoin & Bertolino.

Stuart M. Goldberg, Bruce E. Reinhart, William A. Keefer, Dept. of Justice, Public Integrity Section, Washington, D.C., for U.S.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DUHÉ, Circuit Judges, and HUNTER, District Judge.


EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., District Judge:

Appellants are admitted illegal bookmakers under state law2 but who challenge their convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 1955 (operating an illegal gambling business) and 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) (RICO collection of unlawful debt).3 At trial, hours of conversations intercepted through court authorized electronic surveillance, supported...

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