US v. Lanza-Vazquez, US v. Astacio-Espino, US v. Rivera-Carrasquillo, No. 14-1582 (1st Cir. 2019)

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United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Nos. 14-1582 14-1631 14-1715 17-1317 17-1729 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. LUIS D. RIVERA-CARRASQUILLO, a/k/a Danny KX, a/k/a Danny Vorki; EDWIN BERNARD ASTACIO-ESPINO, a/k/a Bernard, a/ka Bernal; RAMÓN LANZA-VÁZQUEZ, a/k/a Ramoncito, Defendants, Appellants. ERRATA SHEET The opinion of this Court, issued on August 2, 2019, is amended as follows: On page 28, lines 1-5, replace A necessary element for a RICO-conspiracy conviction is that "the defendant agree[d] to commit or actually commit[ted] two or more acts of racketeering activity." United States v. Shifman, 124 F.3d 31, 38 (1st Cir. 1997); see also id. at 35 (discussing the other elements). with "RICO conspiracy counts 'require[] at least two acts of racketeering activity.'" United States v. Tavares, 844 F.3d 46, 54 (1st Cir. 2016) (quoting 18 U.S.C. § 1961(5)).

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