Legal Opinion
United States v. Pungitore
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 1, 1990No. Nos. 89-1371 to 1372, 89-1393, 89-1395 to 1397, 89-1400 to 1404, 89-1409, 89-1446 and 89-1448PublishedCited by 326 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.
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I. INTRODUCTION
These consolidated appeals are the latest saga in the government’s dismantling of the Philadelphia branch of La Cosa Nostra. Following a ten week trial which concluded on November 19, 1988, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, appellants, all members of the Nicodemo Scarfo crime family, were found guilty of conspiring to participate and participating in the affairs of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity and, in some cases, through the collection of unlawful debts, in violation of…
2Cases cited168 opinions
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3Cited by326 opinions
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- United States v. McGloryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/ (99-1003) v. Jack William Tocco, (98-2312/2426)/ Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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