United States v. Vito Spillone, United States of America v. John Clyde Abel, United States of America v. Frank Citro

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Spillone, Abel, and Citro appeal their convictions for racketeering, extortionate extension of credit, and using extortionate means to collect extensions of credit. We affirm.

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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

These appeals arise from a twenty-two count indictment charging eight defendants with operating a loan sharking enterprise. *517Because none of the defendants challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, the facts will be recounted only briefly.

Defendants conducted a loan sharking business out of a licensed poker club in Bell, California. Spillone was the alleged leader of the…