Legal Opinion
United States v. Marino
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 14, 2002No. 00-1739, 00-1813PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Vincent Marino, a/k/a Gigi Portalla, and John Patti were members of La Cosa Nos-tra. They appeal their convictions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 (1994 & Supp. V 1999) and the Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering statute (VICAR), 18 U.S.C. § 1959 (1994).
RICO has proven to be a powerful weapon in the government’s efforts against organized crime. And so it was here. The government’s theory described internecine warfare within the Patriarca Family of La Cosa Nostra, a group engaged in criminal activity,…
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