U.S. v. DeFRIES

No. 94-3110.

43 F.3d 707 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Clayton Eugene DeFRIES, a/k/a Gene; Clyde E. Dodson; Reinhold Schamann, a/k/a Fred; Claude W. Daulley; Alexander C. Cullison, a/k/a Doc; Karl M. Landgrebe; Donald K. Masingo; Michael A. Ribera; George Butler, Jr.; William M. Fast; Walter J. Browne; Thaddeus Kedzierski, a/k/a Ted; Durwin W. Davis; Michael A. Baker; Vincent T. Oliveri; Paul T. Reyburn, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 13, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Marine, Atty. U.S. Dept. of Justice, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. Atty., Sotiris A. Planzos and Stephen D. Kelly, Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice.

Stuart A. Levey argued the cause, for appellees DeFries, et al. With him on the brief, for appellee DeFries was R. Stan Mortenson. Michele A. Roberts was on the brief, for appellee Dodson. Richard A. Hibey was on the brief, for appellee Schamann. Gerard F. Treanor, Jr., and Judith Wheat were on the brief, for appellee Daulley. Thomas G. Green, Mark Hopson and Jeffrey T. Green were on the brief, for appellees Cullison and Baker. Donald T. Bucklin entered an appearance, for appellees Cullison and Baker. Stuart F. Pierson and Richard L. Cys were on the brief, for appellee Masingo. Robert L. Tucker, Asst. Federal Public Defender, was on the brief, for appellee Ribera. A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance, for appellee Ribera. James E. Sharp and Paul L. Knight were on the brief, for appellees Butler and Kedzierski. Henry W. Asbill and L. Barrett Boss were on the brief, for appellee Fast. Thomas E. Scott and Henry Salas were on the brief, for appellee Davis. Steven C. Tabackman was on the brief, for appellee Oliveri. Francis D. Carter was on the brief, for appellee Reyburn.

Before: WILLIAMS, HENDERSON, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.

STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

The defendants in this case are union officials indicted for crimes relating to their manipulation of union elections and misuse of union offices. Counts three and four of the indictment charged them with mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341 for their alleged theft, alteration, and destruction of ballots in a 1988...

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