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U.S. v. KAPLAN

No. 95-4908.

171 F.3d 1351 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Barry KAPLAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 9, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce A. Zimet, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Anne Ruth Schultz, Kathleen M. Salyer, Lawrence D. LaVecchio, Adalberto Jordan, U.S. Attys., Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before HATCHETT, Chief Judge, and TJOFLAT, ANDERSON, EDMONDSON, COX, BIRCH, DUBINA, BLACK, CARNES, BARKETT, HULL and MARCUS, Circuit Judges.

EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

This controversy arises from defendant's conviction of attempted extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion under the Hobbs Act. We conclude that the government presented sufficient evidence to support the jury's findings for the Hobbs Act violations, and we affirm the convictions.

Background

In 1984 and 1985, Defendant Barry Kaplan, a resident of Miami, Florida, placed several hundred thousand dollars

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