U.S. v. ACCETTURO

No. 90-3681.

966 F.2d 631 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony ACCETTURO, Robert S. Basha, Raymond J. Basha, Michael V. Monahan, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 20, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Aiken, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for Anthony Accetturo.

F. Lee Bailey, Paul M. Rashkind, Bailey, Gerstein, Carhart, Rashkind, Dresnick & Rippingille, Miami, Fla., for Robert S. Basha and Raymond J. Basha.

Daniel M. Hernandez, Tampa, Fla., for Michael V. Monahan.

Frank J. Marine, Civil Div. Litigation Unit, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Organized Crime, Maria Cassalia Kersten, Washington, D.C., for U.S.

Before ANDERSON, Circuit Judge, HILL, Senior Circuit Judge, and YOUNG, Senior District Judge.


ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, Anthony Accetturo, Jr., Robert Basha, Raymond Basha, and Michael Monahan, were convicted of conspiracy to collect extensions of credit by extortionate means and collecting extensions of credit by extortionate means, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 894 and 2. For the reasons that follow, we affirm their convictions.

I. BACKGROUND

A. The Relevant Facts

Government witnesses testified that...

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