Legal Opinion
United States v. Stephen A. Saccoccia, United States of America v. Stephen A. Saccoccia, United States of America v. Stephen A. Saccoccia
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 22, 2003No. 01-2160, 01-2170 and 01-2393PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.
Three attorneys who represented Stephen A. Saccoccia — a convicted drug dealer and money launderer — appeal from a district court order directing that they forfeit some of their attorney fees to the government.
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BACKGROUND
The grand jury returned an indictment against Stephen A. Saccoccia in November 1991, charging him with one count of conspiracy under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1963(d) (RICO), as well as several counts of laundering proceeds from an illegal drug trafficking operation. See United States v. Saccoccia, 58 F.3d…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- United States v. MeadeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
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