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U.S. v. VAZQUEZ-BOTET

Nos. 07-1205, 07-1398.

532 F.3d 37 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. René VÁZQUEZ-BOTET, M.D. and Marcos Morell-Corrada, Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 9, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott A. Srebnick, with whom Howard M. Srebnick and Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf, P.A., was on brief for appellant Vázquez-Botet.

Rafael F. Castro-Lang, for appellant Morell-Corrada.

Peter W. Miller, with whom Stuart A. Weinstein-Bacal, José A. Cabiya-Morales, and Weinstein-Bacal & Miller, P.S.C., was on brief for amicus curiae Caribbean International News, Inc. d/b/a El Vocero, Santa Rita Acquisitions Corp. d/b/a The San Juan Star, Wilfredo G. Blanco-Pi d/b/a Wapa Radio, and Madifide, Inc. d/b/a Notiuno 630.

Mary K. Butler, Trial Attorney, Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, with whom William M. Welch, II, Chief, was on brief for appellee.

Efrem M. Grail, with whom Reed Smith LLP, Thomas J. Farrell, and Dreier LLP, was on brief for intervenors Dick Corporation and Dan Martin.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

René Vázquez-Botet ("Vázquez") and Marcos Morell-Corrada ("Morell") were convicted of conspiracy, extortion, and mail and wire fraud for their roles in demanding money from construction contractors in exchange for using their influence in the Puerto Rico government to secure them a major project. On appeal, the defendants claim that the district court committed a myriad of errors invalidating their convictions; alternatively...

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