Legal Opinion
United States v. Ferrara
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 15, 1991No. Crim. No. 89-289-WFPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOLF, District Judge.
I. Summary
The seven defendants1 in this case are charged with being members of the Patriarca Family of La Cosa Nostra (“LCN” or “Mafia”). It is alleged that the Patriarca Family is a criminal organization as defined *1270in the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (“RICO”) statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. (1988). The Superceding Indictment charges that the Patriarca Family is a highly secret enterprise whose illegal activities have included specified murders, drug trafficking, extortion, obstruction of justice, and gambling, among other things.
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2Cases cited123 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by25 opinions
- United States v. SalemmeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1999
- United States v. BiancoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Chris Petti, AKA Chris George Poulos, United States of America v. Chris Petti, AKA Chris George PoulosCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. BiancoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Ferrara v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2005
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