United States v. Gordon L. Walgren

967 F.2d 596 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gordon L. WALGREN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30249. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 1, 1992. Decided June 18, 1992. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, CANBY and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Gordon Walgren was convicted, as a result of an FBI sting operation, of accepting bribes in exchange for legislative influence. This is his latest in a string of appeals of the conviction. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1291 , and we affirm. FACTS 3 Gordon Walgren, a former Washington State Senate Majority Leader, was arrested, as part of a 20-month FBI sting operation called "Gamscam." Walgren was charged with 19 separate counts, including extortion, conspiracy, mail fraud, RICO violations and Federal Travel Act violations. The indictment was based on an agreement whereby Walgren, State Speaker of the…