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U.S. v. MISLA-ALDARONDO

Nos. 03-2073, 04-1424.

478 F.3d 52 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Edison MISLA-ALDARONDO, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 2, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura Maldonado Rodriguez for appellant.

Thomas M. Gannon, Attorney, Appellate Section, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, with whom Rosa E. Rodriguez-Velez, United States Attorney, and Nelson Perez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before HOWARD, Circuit Judge, STAHL and BALDOCK, Senior Circuit Judges.

STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Edison Misla Aldorando ("Misla"), the former Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, was convicted in U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico of extortion, money laundering, and witness tampering. The charges stemmed from a scheme by a group bidding to purchase a state hospital being privatized. The group sought, and paid for, Misla's help in securing the regulatory approval needed for the purchase. A jury convicted...

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