unlawful-debt

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-6239 Robert A. Espinoza v. M. Segal, Warden Seventh Circuit 2021-11-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP 924(c)(3)(a) conspiracy-definition crime-of-violence elements-clause gambling-activity gambling-offense racketeering-activity rico rico-statute unlawful-debt Is § 1962(c)'s 'Unlawful Debt' an alternative crime or a means of fulfilling the element of racketeering activity?
20-6918 Richard Moseley, Sr. v. United States Second Circuit 2021-01-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP conflict-of-law confrontation-clause criminal-law due-process fair-warning overfederalization-of-criminal-law rico rico-statute testimonial-statements unlawful-debt Whether a defendant is provided fair warning under due process when a federal statute is applied to create a federal crime of conduct otherwise lawful…
19-1127 Wheeler K. Neff v. United States Third Circuit 2020-03-13 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) business-ownership civil-lawsuit mail-fraud money-or-property rico-conspiracy settlement-negotiations tribal-sovereign-immunity unlawful-debt wire-fraud Does a misrepresentation about the true identity of the owner of a business during settlement negotiations constitute mail/wire fraud?
19-1087 Charles M. Hallinan v. United States Third Circuit 2020-03-05 Denied Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) civil-procedure criminal-intent fifth-circuit mens-rea rico rico-act-1962-c rico-statute scienter second-circuit second-fifth-eleventh-circuits third-circuit unlawful-debt wire-fraud Whether a person violates 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) by simply knowing an enterprise is collecting a debt that is separately determined to be unlawful