U.S. v. CARSON

No. 514, Docket 94-6044.

52 F.3d 1173 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald CARSON, Defendant-Appellant, LOCAL 1804-1, ILA; John Barbato; George Barone; John Bowers; George Bradley; Thomas Buzzanca; Sato Calabrese; Ronald Capri; Harry Cashin; James J. Cashin; Anthony Ciccone; Joseph Colozza; Vincent Colucci; James Coonan; Michael Coppola; Harold Daggett; Doreen Supply Company, Inc.; Tino Fiumara; Anthony Gallagher; Robert Gleason; John Gotti; Leroy Gwynn; ILA Local 1588; ILA Local 1588, Executive Board; ILA Local 1809; ILA Local 1809, Executive Board; ILA Local 1814; ILA Local 1814, Executive Board; Anthony Anastasio; ILA Local 1909; Blase Terraciano; ILA Local 1909, Executive Board; ILA Local 824; ILA Local 824, Executive Board; Kevin Kelly; Joseph C.F. Kenny; George Lachnicht; Gregory Lagana; Frank Lonardo; Venero Mangano; James McElroy; Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractors; Carlos Mora; New York Shipping Association; Nodar Ship Repair, Inc.; Ralph Perello; Louis Pernice; Richard Pierce; Anthony Pimpinella; John Potter; Douglas Rago; Joseph Randazzo; Thomas Ryan; Anthony Salerno; Frank Scollo; Anthony Scotto; Alfred Small; and Dominick Sanzo, Defendants. Donald J. CARSON and Peggy Carson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LOCAL UNION 1588, I.L.A., ITS OFFICER, EXECUTIVE BOARD AND TRUSTEES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 12, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fredric J. Gross, Mount Ephraim, NJ, for defendant-appellant Donald J. Carson, plaintiffs-appellants Donald J. Carson and Peggy Carson.

Claude M. Millman, Asst. U.S. Atty. for S.D.N.Y., New York City (Mary Jo White, U.S. Atty., Steven I. Froot, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee U.S.

Donna R. Newman, Jersey City, NJ, for defendant-appellee Local Union 1588.

Before: OAKES, JACOBS and CALABRESI, Circuit Judges.


JACOBS, Circuit Judge:

The government asserted civil claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. ("RICO"), alleging that appellant Donald J. Carson committed various racketeering acts on behalf of organized crime while Carson was Secretary-Treasurer of Local 1588 of the International Longshoremen's Association ("ILA").1 Following a bench trial in which the district court...

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