U.S. v. NICOLAPOLOUS

Nos. 288, 585 and 586, Dockets 92-1634, 93-1117 and 93-1409.

30 F.3d 381 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James NICOLAPOLOUS; Theodore Polatsidis; Fotis Halkis; Dimitrios Velentzas; Stavros Orkopoulos; Dimitrios Karytinos and Kostas Giannikaris, Defendants, Michael Grillo; Peter Drakoulis and Spyredon Velentzas, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided July 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Weinstein, New York City (James M. LaRossa, Karen F. Silverman, LaRossa, Mitchell & Ross, of counsel), for defendant-appellant Velentzas.

Roger J. Schwarz, New York City, for defendant-appellant Grillo.

Peter Drakoulis, pro se.

Kevin P. McGrath, Asst. U.S. Atty. (Zachary W. Carter, U.S. Atty., David C. James and Susan Corkery, Asst. U.S. Attys., E.D.N.Y., Brooklyn, NY, of counsel), for appellee.

Before: FEINBERG, WINTER, and PRATT, Circuit Judges.


WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Spyredon Velentzas, Michael Grillo, and Peter Drakoulis appeal from their convictions by a jury before Judge Hurley. Velentzas, Grillo, and Drakoulis were convicted of RICO, RICO conspiracy, gambling, and loansharking offenses arising out of their operation of an illegal gambling enterprise. Each appellant raises a number of arguments, as well as incorporating the arguments of one another pursuant to Fed.R.App.P. 28(i). In a summary order filed...

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