United States v. David "Tex" Hill

MERRITT, Chief Judge.

The question before us is whether, and to what extent, the aiding and abetting clause of 18 U.S.C. § 2 1 applies to the “illegal gambling business” statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1955, a complex crime that in addition to illegality under state law as a predicate offense has requirements of size (five or more people), duration (30 days or more), and business activity (“whoever conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs or owns”) 2 . Find ing persuasive a Second Circuit case holding that § 2 does not apply to a similar drug enterprise statute (discussed below), the district…