Nuevos Destinos, LLC v. Peck

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ______________________________ ) NUEVOS DESTINOS, LLC, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 15-cv-1846 (EGS) ) SAMUEL PECK, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Introduction This action arises out of an alleged racketeering scheme spanning about eight years whereby defendants—twenty-two companies and individuals—purportedly used otherwise legitimate business entities to defraud plaintiffs by making false promises to sell agricultural goods. Plaintiffs sue defendants for: (1) violation of…