U.S. v. COON

Nos. 97-1652, 97-1665 and 97-2886.

187 F.3d 888 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cheryll S. COON, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ferrell Travis Riley, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 28, 1999.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 31, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey D. Morris, Overland Park, Kansas, argued (James L. Eisenbrandt and Thomas J. Bath, Jr., Overland Park, Kansas, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellant Cheryll S. Coon.

David R. Fontaine, Washington, DC, argued (R. Stan Mortenson, Daniel J. Cloherty and Richard W. Garnett, Washington, DC, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellant Ferrell Riley.

J. Daniel Stewart, Kansas City, Missouri, argued (Stephen L. Hill, Jr., U.S. Attorney, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: LOKEN, HANSEN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 31, 1999.

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Following a five week jury trial, Ferrell Travis Riley and Cheryll S. Coon were convicted of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) ("RICO"), by committing seven predicate acts of racketeering, five of which were separately charged. Riley was also convicted of three counts of fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314; six Travel...

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