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UNITED STATES v. MEYERS

Crim. No. 75-27-E.

395 F.Supp. 1067 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Charles MEYERS and Jack Scoville, Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Illinois.

June 18, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry A. Schwarz, U. S. Atty., Jack A. Strellis, Michael J. Nester, Asst. U. S. Atty., East St. Louis, Ill., for plaintiff.

James J. Gomric, Belleville, Ill., Bruce N. Cook, East St. Louis, Ill., for defendant Scoville.

James J. Gomric, Belleville, Ill., for defendant Meyers.

ORDER

FOREMAN, District Judge:

This case presents the novel and interesting question whether candidates for political office can obtain property (i. e. $6000) from another with that person's consent induced under color of official right within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 1951.1 The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired to obtain this payment in consideration for their future official acts.

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