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U.S. v. GEORGE

No. 15-1892.

841 F.3d 55 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John GEORGE, Jr., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

November 7, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Cintolo , with whom Thomas R. Kiley and Cosgrove Eisenberg & Kiley, PC, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellant.

Ryan M. DiSantis , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Carmen M. Ortiz , United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Selya and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.

It is familiar lore that in Lord Acton's words, "[p]ower tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, Historical Essays and Studies (1907). The circumstances of this case remind us of that venerable precept.

Here, the government charges that the...

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