Walter J. Egan

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Charge:	Mail Fraud
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Year Cleared:	1988
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	California - Federal Case
County or Region of Crime:	Los Angeles
City of Crime:	Los Angeles
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Walter J. Egan (aka Jake Egan) was a former Carson, California City Councilman wrongly convicted of mail fraud. In 1988 the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Egan's mail fraud convictions based on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in McNally that government officials could be convicted of mail fraud only if prosecutors proved they used the mails to deprive the government of money or property -- and the government introduced no such evidence during Egan's trial and therefore there was insufficient evidence he committed a crime."
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Innocence Proved By:	In 1988 the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Egan's mail fraud convictions based on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in McNally that government officials could be convicted of mail fraud only if prosecutors proved they used the mails to deprive the government of money or property -- and the government introduced no such evidence during Egan's trial and therefore there was insufficient evidence he committed a crime.
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Information Source 1:	"Fraud Conviction Overturned for Ex-Redondo Councilman, By James Rainey (staff), Los Angeles Times, February 16, 1989, p. 12"
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Walter J. Egan

Charge:

Mail Fraud

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

1988

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

California - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

Los Angeles

City of Crime:

Los Angeles

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

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Male

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"Fraud Conviction Overturned for Ex-Redondo Councilman, By James Rainey (staff), Los Angeles Times, February 16, 1989, p. 12"

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