RICO Conspiracy Law and the Pinkerton Doctrine

About the Book

This book focuses on achieving eradication of judicial differentiation of RICO § 1962(d), criminal conspiracy and RICO § 1962(d), civil conspiracy applications to accomplish judicial symmetry premised upon critical analysis, and realistic assessment of recent judicial developments significantly impacting application of the Pinkerton Doctrine.

About the Author

The author specializes in complex RICO litigation with emphasis on application of the Pinkerton Doctrine in the RICO conspiracy. James N. Gross, Esq., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the author represent plaintiffs in the RICO conspiracy case of Smith v. Berg, 247 F.3d 532 (3rd Cir. 2001). A member of both the RICO Law Reporter Advisory Board and the Civil RICO Report Advisory Board, the author publishes extensively upon RICO conspiracy law and the Pinkerton Doctrine, as well as addressing RICO aiding and abetting issues. The author graduated from Willamette University College of Law with a JD in 1976 and from the New York University Graduate Tax Program in 1981. He was also a former staff attorney in 1978 at the House Select Committee on Assassinations. The author’s avocation includes researching and analyzing the role of the American intelligence community and the events culminating in the attack upon the American embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam, on January 31, 1968, and the attacks during the 1968 Tet Offensive at Khe Sanh, Hue City, and the My Lai Massacre on March 16, 1968.