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U.S. v. ESPY

No. 98-3001.

145 F.3d 1369 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Alphonso Michael ESPY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 16, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Kagay, Chief Appellate Counsel, argued the cause for appellant, with whom Donald C. Smaltz, Independent Counsel, Theodore S. Greenberg, Deputy Independent Counsel, and Joseph P. Guichet, Associate Independent Counsel, were on the briefs.

Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. argued the cause for appellee, with whom Reid H. Weingarten, Erik L. Kitchen, and Theodore V. Wells, Jr. were on the brief. Rhonda M. Rivens entered an appearance.

Before: SILBERMAN and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and BUCKLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

Concurring opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

This case arises from an independent counsel investigation into charges that former Secretary of Agriculture Alphonso Michael Espy accepted illegal gratuities while in office, used public funds for his personal benefit, and lied to cover up his wrongdoing. A grand jury returned a 39-count indictment, but the district...

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