U.S. v. TAVARES

Nos. 14-2313, 14-2314, 14-2315.

844 F.3d 46 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Elizabeth V. TAVARES, John J. O'Brien, and William H. Burke, III, Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

December 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin G. Weinberg , with whom Kimberly Homan , were on brief, for appellant Tavares.

Judith H. Mizner , Assistant Federal Public Defender, for appellant O'Brien.

John A. Amabile , with whom James Bradbury and Amabile & Burkly, P.C., were on brief, for appellant Burke, III.

Stephan E. Oestreicher, Jr. , Attorney, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, with whom Leslie R. Caldwell , Assistant Attorney General, Sung-Hee Suh , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Carmen M. Ortiz , United States Attorney, Fred M. Wyshak, Jr. and Karin M. Bell , both Assistant United States Attorneys, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Torruella, Kayatta, and Barron, Circuit Judges.


Defendants-appellants John O'Brien, Elizabeth Tavares, and William Burke appeal their convictions for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ("RICO") violations, 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c), RICO conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), and mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, based...

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