United States v. Emond

Emond (defendant), an Illinois village manager, ran bribery and graft schemes using his official position. He and four codefendants, including his wife, were charged with fraud, racketeering, and tax evasion and tried together after their pretrial severance motions were denied. Emond argued a codefendant's defense was antagonistic to his own; his wife argued the fraud evidence unfairly spilled over onto her separate tax charges. Both appealed the denial of severance.