Legal Opinion
Matera v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 3, 2015No. 11 Civ. 2030PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge:
The petitioner, John Matera, challenges his conviction and sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. On August 31, 2004, Mat-era pleaded guilty before Judge Richard Casey pursuant to a plea agreement to two counts of conspiring to participate in the affairs of the Gambino Organized Crime Family through the commission of racketeering acts, in violation of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1692(d). In particular, Matera pleaded guilty to two predicate racketeering acts: a conspiracy to murder Frank Hydell…
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