Ghanem v. State

We withdraw our previous opinion and replace it with this opinion.

Appellant was convicted of a RICO violation, sixteen counts of grand theft, and other offenses, arising out of his auto repair shop which charged insurers for repair work which was not performed or was unnecessary. We affirm all of his convictions and limit our discussion to his argument that there was insufficient evidence to support the “enterprise” requirement of our RICO statute.

Section 895.03(3), Florida Statutes (1997), provides:

It is unlawful for any person employed by, or associated with, any enterprise to conduct or…