United States v. Edwards
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
303 F.3d 606 (2002)

- Written by Sara Rhee, JD
Facts
The State of Louisiana issued licenses for riverboat casinos. A former governor of Louisiana, Edwin Edwards (defendant), together with his associates, ran an extortion scheme to obtain payments from applicants for riverboat-casino licenses in exchange for Edwards’s influence over the licensing process. Cecil Brown and Bobby Johnson (defendants) were associates of Edwards in the extortion scheme. Brown and Johnson promised to help two applicants obtain licenses in exchange for money but also threatened to make it impossible for the applicants to obtain licenses if they refused. Brown and Johnson were convicted of extortion. Brown and Johnson appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Benavides, J.)
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