Legal Opinion

United States v. Benabe

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 18, 2011No. 09-1190, 09-1224, 09-1225, 09-1226, 09-1227, 09-1251PublishedCited by 431 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

The Insane Deuces was a street gang engaged in a long-running conspiracy involving deadly violence and drug distribution in northern Illinois. In 2006, a grand jury indicted sixteen individuals involved in the gang for conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), and related charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, drug distribution, conspiracy to distribute drugs, and unlawful possession of firearms. One defendant named in the indictment was not apprehended and remains a…

2Cases cited72 opinions

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3Cited by431 opinions

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