Legal Opinion
United States v. Marisa Lemm, United States of America v. Phyllis Ellen Stonys, United States of America v. Val Bolton Maghee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1982No. 80-1832, 80-1836 and 80-1837PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from the conviction of appellants Val Bolton Maghee, Phyllis Ellen Stonys and Marisa Lemm for their part in an insurance fraud scheme involving some seventeen arson fires in five states over a three, year period.
Appellants were charged in an indictment returned on March 29, 1980 with one count of conspiracy to violate the Act popularly known as RICO. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Provisions, Title IX of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, Pub.L.91-452, 84 Stat. 941, codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq. In addition, they were…
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