# United States v. Dorfman, 470 F.2d 246 (2d Cir. 1972)

Canonical: https://mobfiles.org/items/courtlistener-us-v-dorfman-470-f2d-246/

Second Circuit opinion of November 29, 1972 affirming Allen Dorfman's conviction for conspiring to accept a bribe to influence a pension plan, over a 1967 Central States Pension Fund loan to Neisco.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, No. 235, Docket 72-1574, argued October 25, 1972, decided November 29, 1972, before Judges Moore, Hays and Mulligan, with the opinion by Judge Hays. Certiorari was dismissed April 12, 1973.

The appeal is from a conviction in the Southern District of New York "for conspiracy to violate § 1954 by accepting a bribe for influencing the operations of an employee pension plan, and § 1343 by using interstate wire facilities for the purpose of fraud." The court writes: "Appellant was special consultant to the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas, Pension Fund of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. In 1967, shortly after Dorfman was designated special consultant, the Pension Fund made a loan of $1,500,000 to Neisco, a textile manufacturing firm controlled by one George Horvath. The Government claimed that this loan was a result of a $55,000 bribe by Horvath to Dorfman." The jury found him guilty and the court affirmed.

The opinion is mainly about evidence rulings. It says the name of James R. Hoffa was used because Hoffa "was Dorfman's predecessor on the all-powerful screening committee," so the government sought to show that Dorfman as his successor could influence the Fund's decisions. It does not mention Las Vegas. It is filed here because it is the federal court's account of Dorfman's position at the Fund, which later opinions about Las Vegas casino financing refer to.

## Sources

- CourtListener (Free Law Project), text of the opinion: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/307018/united-states-v-allen-dorfman/