RISSER ET AL.

v.

THOMPSON, GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. Shenberg, 89 F.3d 1461 (11th Cir. 1996)
  …ere also conspiring to participate in the same enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity.’ ” United States v. Gonzalez, 921 F. 2d 1530, 1540 (11th Cir.) (quoting United States v. Valera, 845 F. 2d 923, 929 (11th Cir.1988)), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 860, 112 S.Ct. 178, 116 L.Ed.2d 140 (1991). “If the government proves an agreement on an overall objective, then it is ‘not necessary that the defendant agree to personally commit two predicate acts.’ ” Starrett, 55 F. 3d at 1544 (quoting Gonzalez, 921…
• United States v. Castro, 89 F.3d 1443 (11th Cir. 1996)
  …ates, 328 U.S. 750, 66 S.Ct. 1239, 90 L.Ed. 1557 (1946). In order to prove a RICO conspiracy, the government must show an agreement to violate a substantive RICO provision. United States v. Gonzalez, 921 F. 2d 1530, 1539 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 860, 112 S.Ct. 178, 116 L.Ed.2d 140 (1991). Specifically, the government must prove that the conspirators agreed to participate directly or indirectly in the affairs of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity. 18 U.S.C.A. § 1962(d) (W…
• United States v. Brazel, 102 F.3d 1120 (11th Cir. 1997)
  …ase with intent to distribute on or about August 19,1991. “[T]he predicate crimes of other conspirators can also serve as predicate acts for [a defendant’s] RICO conviction.” United States v. Gonzalez, 921 F. 2d 1580, 1546 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 860, 112 S.Ct. 178, 116 L.Ed.2d 140 and 502 U.S. 827, 112 S.Ct. 96, 116 L.Ed.2d 68 (1991). Accordingly, MeNea-l/s RICO conspiracy conviction “can properly rest on any predicate acts the evidence to which sufficiently indicates that [he] agreed.” Id. at…