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U.S. v. MESSINA

No. 410, Docket 96-1789.

131 F.3d 36 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard MESSINA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided October 16, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Georgia J. Hinde, New York City, for Defendant-Appellant.

Daniel J. Fetterman, Assistant United States Attorney, New York City, for Appellee.

Before OAKES, MESKILL and CALABRESI, Circuit Judges.

CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Richard Messina appeals his conviction and 151-month sentence on a single count of extortion. We conclude that his arguments are meritless, and affirm.

I. Background

Messina, a disbarred lawyer, was working as a business and financial consultant. One of his clients, Richard Spence, ran an operation that laundered drug money. Messina appears not to have had any knowledge of the money laundering scheme, and was never...

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