Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank Oreto, Sr., United States of America v. Frank Oreto, Jr., United States of America v. Dennis Petrosino
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 4, 1994No. 91-1769, 91-1770 and 91-1771PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Frank Oreto, Sr., Frank Oreto, Jr., and Dennis Petrosino (“the appellants”) challenge their convictions on a number of charges arising out of an alleged loansharking ring operating in Revere, Massachusetts. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The appellants were charged in June 1987 in an indictment with offenses under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1962, as well as offenses involving the making of extortionate loans or collection by extortionate means. 18 U.S.C. §§ 892, 894 (the extortionate credit transactions or “ETC” statute). The…
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