U.S. v. CASSANO

No. 96-3253.

132 F.3d 646 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John CASSANO, Joseph Forlizzo, Anthony Lanza a.k.a. Pee Wee, Nicholas J. Musto a.k.a. Nicky, Biagio Riguardi a.k.a. Bratsee, and Michael Zampardi, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 8, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond C. Miller, Miller & Williams, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Cassano.

Daniel L. Castillo, Tampa, FL, for Musto.

Michael L. Macklowitz, Gino Josh Singer, New York City, for Lanza.

Lewis E. Garlisi, Tampa, FL, for Zampardi.

Bennie Lazzara, Jr., Lazzara & Paul, P.A., Tampa, Fl, for Forlizzo.

W. Thomas Wadley, St. Petersburg, FL, for Riguardi.

Tamra Phipps, Linda Julin McNamara, Assts. U.S. Attys., Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before EDMONDSON and HULL, Circuit Judges, and CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge.


HULL, Circuit Judge:

Appellants John Cassano, Jr., Joseph Forlizzo, Anthony Lanza, Nicholas J. Musto, Biagio Riguardi, and Michael Zampardi were charged in a multiple count indictment with, inter alia, conspiracy to collect an extension of credit through extortionate means and collecting an extension of credit through extortionate means, both in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 894. Appellants were convicted on the conspiracy count. Appellant Cassano also was...

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