The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the conviction of former Rep. Walter R. Tucker III (D-Compton), who is completing a 27-month prison term for extortion and income tax fraud.
Tucker, who was recently released to a halfway house in the Los Angeles area, was convicted by a federal court jury of extorting $30,000 from a businessman while serving as mayor of Compton in 1991 and 1992.
