# United States v. Eufrasio, 935 F.2d 553 (3d Cir. 1991)

Canonical: https://mobfiles.org/items/courtlistener-us-v-eufrasio-935-f2d-553/

Third Circuit opinion of May 15, 1991 affirming the RICO, attempted-extortion and gambling convictions of three men tried before an anonymous jury, and describing the Scarfo "Family" as a Philadelphia and New Jersey subdivision of La Cosa Nostra.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, May 15, 1991; argued October 11, 1990. Mario Eufrasio, Santo Idone and Gary Iacona appealed their convictions. The court affirmed.

The court states that "from 1981 to 1986, appellants conspired to participate, and participated knowingly in the Scarfo 'Family,' a Philadelphia and New Jersey based subdivision of La Cosa Nostra," and that "the Scarfo organization was a RICO 'enterprise' consisting of approximately 60 full members of the LCN, and at least 100 criminal associates."

"Appellants' RICO liability was predicated on attempted extortion, illegal video poker machine gambling and collecting unlawful debts. Only Idone was charged with and convicted on a separate racketeering predicate of murder conspiracy." These are the court's statements of what the jury found.

## Sources

- CourtListener (Free Law Project), text of the opinion: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/562629/united-states-v-mario-eufrasio-aka-murph-united-states-of-america-v/