Legal Opinion
Russello v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 1, 1983No. 82-472PublishedCited by 2,673 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
This is yet another case concerning the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) chapter of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970. Pub. L. 91-452, Title IX, 84 Stat. 941, as amended, 18 U. S. C. §§ 1961-1968 (1982 ed.). At issue here is the interpretation of the chapter’s forfeiture provision, § 1963(a)(1), and, specifically, the meaning of the words “any interest [the defendant] has acquired . . . in violation of section 1962.”
On June 8, 1977, petitioner Joseph C. Russello and others were indicted for racketeering, conspiracy, and mail fraud, in violation of 18 U. S. C. §§…
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