Legal Opinion
United States v. Renee Pratt
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 28, 2013No. 11-31049PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Circuit Judge:
Renee Gill Pratt appeals her sentence and conviction of one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) 1 pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d). We affirm Pratt’s conviction but vacate her sentence and remand for resentencing.
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Pratt, a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1991 to 2002 and a New Orleans city councilmember from 2002 to 2006, was prosecuted in connection with a federal investigation of several Louisiana politicians and businesspeople who allegedly abused their positions and…
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