Nelson v. Nelson, No. 15-2610 (8th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed suit against his brother, an accountant, and a banker, alleging that they siphoned money from the brother's farming business. Plaintiff filed suit against all three, as well as the accountant and banker's employer, for violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. 1961-68. The court affirmed the district court's dismissal of the complaint because plaintiff failed to plead the existence of an enterprise whose affairs were supposedly conducted in such an illicit manner.
Court Description: Riley, Author, with Colloton and Kelly, Circuit Judge] Civil case - RICO. In action against plaintiff's brother and his accountant and banker alleging they had siphoned money from the brothers' farming business, the district court did not err in dismissing the action as plaintiff failed to demonstrate the existence of an enterprise whose affairs were supposedly conducted in an illicit manner.
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