US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 18.16
RICO—Acquiring Interest in Enterprise (18 U.S.C. § 1962(b))
The defendant is charged in [Count _______ of] the indictment with acquiring or maintaining an interest in or control of an enterprise in violation of Section 1962(b) of Title 18 of the United States Code. For the defendant to be found guilty of that charge, the government must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, the defendant, directly or indirectly, acquired or maintained an interest in or control of [specify enterprise];
Second, the defendant did so through a pattern of racketeering activity or through collection of an unlawful debt; and
Third, [specify enterprise] engaged in or its activities in some way affected commerce between one state and [an]other state[s], or the United States and a foreign country.
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