United States Third Circuit

Conviction for extortion and conspiracy to commit bribery is vacated in part and affirmed in part where: 1) extortion charges and conspiracy charge under 18 U.S.C. section 371 are barred by the statute of limitations, as the charges were brought more than five years after the conspiracy was terminated and the extortion offense complete; and 2) there is substantial evidence to support the conspiracy charge under 18 U.S.C. section 666(a)(1)(B).

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/10/2008
• Decided 03/06/2009
• Published 03/06/2009

Judges

• Before:  FISHER, JORDAN and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Treston E. Moore (Argued), St. Thomas, USVI, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jason T. Cohen, Office of U.S. Attorney, St. Thomas, USVI, William D. Dillon (Argued), U.S. Department of Justice, Atlanta, GA, for Appellee.