United States v. D'Amico

DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S PRETRIAL MOTIONS

McMAHON, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Joseph Watts (“Watts”), an alleged associate in the “Gambino Orga nized Crime Family” (or “Gambino Family”), is charged in the Superseding Indictment (SI 09 Cr. 62 (the “Indictment”)) with: (1) conspiring to participate in the conduct of the affairs of a criminal enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity, in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”) statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d) (Count One); and (2) killing and aiding and abetting others in killing…