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Supreme Court· 10/5/1981

Dreiske v. Thermasol, Ltd.

Citations

  • 454 U.S. 826
  • 102 S. Ct. 117
  • 50 U.S.L.W. 3246
  • 70 L. Ed. 2d 101
  • 1981 U.S. LEXIS 3224

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  • Travelling from Indiana to Illinois to set fire, setting fire and using mails to defraud insurer constitutes 3 separate acts of racketeering sufficient to establish a “pattern” of racketeering activity.
  • arsonist hired by company official to \torch\ its headquarters \associates with\ and \participates\ in the company's affairs under Sec. 1962(c)
  • arsonist hired by company official to \torch\ its headquarters \associates with\ and \participates\ in the company's affairs under Sec. 1962(c)
  • arsonist hired by company official to “torch” its headquarters “associates with” and “participates” in the company’s affairs under § 1962(c)
  • acts in violation of state arson statute and federal mail fraud statute supported federal RICO conviction, although there was no indication of conviction under either underlying statute
  • arsonist hired by company official to “torch” its headquarters \associates with” and \participates” in the company’s affairs under § 1962(c)

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