Seismic Information: Selling Surreptitiously

• Author: Cecil C. Kuhne III
• Pages: 35-38

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Seismic Information:

Selling

Surreptitiously

Perrin v. United States

444 U.S. 37 (1979)

In this case three individuals—Duy La Font, David Levy, and Vin-

cent Perrin—were convicted of violating and conspiring to violate the

federal Travel Act. e indictment charged t hat defendants used inter-

state facilities to promote a commercial bribery scheme in violation of

the laws of the State of Louisiana.

e evidence at tria l revealed that La Font approac hed Roger Wil-

lis, an employee of Petty Ray Geophysical Inc., and proposed that

Willis steal from his employer certa in charts containing seismic infor-

mation. In return, Willis was to receive a percentage of the prots of

a corporation organized by La Font and Levy to exploit the stolen