Legal Opinion
United States v. Morrone
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 27, 1980No. Crim. 79-71PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DITTER, District Judge.
Three defendants, Michael Morrone, Ronald Turchi, and Moderwell Kester were convicted by a jury of nine counts of mail fraud, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Morrone, Turchi, and Gaeton Cassello were convicted of racketeering, a violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-63, and of conspiracy to engage in racketeering, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d). Their two co-defendants, William Fox and David DiStasio, were acquitted. Another co-defendant, Nicholas Spadea, was found to be incompetent to stand trial and the indictment against him was ultimately dismissed. Defendants…
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