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TESTA v. U.S.

No. 90 Civ. 6003 (JSR). No. 3S 84 Cr. 63 (VLB).

971 F.Supp. 833 (1997)

Joseph C. TESTA, Jr. and Anthony Senter, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

August 8, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herald Price Fahringer, Erica T. Dubno, Benjamin Brafman, New York City, for petitioners.

Mary Jo White, Joseph F. Bianco, New York City, for respondent.

OPINION AND ORDER

RAKOFF, District Judge.

An argument built on a lie is a showroom convertible: it looks great, but it doesn't take you anywhere. Here, petitioners' well-fashioned legal argument is of no avail, since it is premised on testimony that the Court finds unworthy of belief.

By way of background, petitioners Testa and Senter were convicted on June 28, 1989, along with others, of violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt...

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