United States v. Paccione

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• noting that government witness had received anonymous,' middle-of-the-night phone calls advising him to “remember [ ] nothing” and that a defendant had threatened others with a baseball bat and pistol
• affirming RICO convictions after invalidating one predicate act where the jury found eight additional predicate acts
• noting government witness had received anonymous, middle-of-the-night phone calls advising him to “remember[ ] nothing” and a defendant had threatened others with a baseball bat and pistol
• jury would have convicted defendant of a RICO violation even in the absence of an invalid predicate
• jury would have convicted defendant of a RICO violation even in the absence of an invalid predicate
• “Use of the mails in furtherance of 6 a scheme to offer services in exchange for a fee, with the intent not to perform 7 those services, is within the reach of [18 U.S.C.] § 1341.”

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