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U.S. v. HAM

Nos. 91-5350, 91-5430 and 91-5870.

998 F.2d 1247 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keith Gordon HAM, a/k/a Number One, a/k/a K Swami, a/k/a Kirtanananda, a/k/a Srila Bhaktipada, a/k/a/ Kirtanananda Swami Bhaktipada, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven FITZPATRICK, a/k/a Sundarakara, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry SHELDON, a/k/a Mr. Scam, a/k/a Tapahpunja, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1993.

Amended by Order Filed July 21, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan M. Dershowitz, Cambridge, MA, argued (Nathan Z. Dershowitz, Victoria B. Eiger, Amy Adelson, Dershowitz & Eiger, P.C., New York City, on brief), for defendant-appellant Ham.

Greta Conway Van Susteren, Coale, Allen & Van Susteren, Washington, DC, argued (Claudia Callaway, on brief), for defendant-appellant Sheldon.

Richard Allan Dezio, Alexandria, VA, argued, for defendant-appellant Fitzpatrick.

Michael D. Stein, Asst. U.S. Atty., Wheeling, WV, argued (William A. Kolibash, U.S. Atty., Wheeling WV, Nina Goodman, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER, and HALL, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Keith Gordon Ham, Steven Fitzpatrick and Terry Sheldon were convicted below for RICO and mail fraud violations. The three are members of the Hare Krishna religion and allegedly engaged in criminal activity in order to promote and preserve the New Vrindaban Krishna community in which they lived. On appeal, Appellants contend inter alia that the evidence was not sufficient to support the jury verdict...

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