Legal Opinion
United States v. Ruggiero
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 11, 2011No. 09 CR 135 (SJ)Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOHNSON, Senior District Judge:
Defendants John Burke (“Burke”), David D’Arpino (“D’Arpino”) and Angelo Ruggiero Jr., (“Ruggiero”) are charged in a seven-count indictment alleging various violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. Presently before the Court is Ruggiero’s motion for severance, pursuant to Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (“Rules”) 8 and 14. For the reasons set forth below, the motion for severance is GRANTED. 1
BACKGROUND
A. The Indictments
At the time of this motion, the case is proceeding on its…
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