United States.

RICO REFORM

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS

FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS

ON

H.R. 3240 and Related Bills

RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS ACT OF 1987

APRIL 9, JULY 9, DECEMBER 3, 1987, AND AUGUST 10, 1988

Serial No. 139

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WASHINGTON: 1989

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COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey, Chairman

3-Nov-81

Conyers, Hon. John, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of

Michigan, and chairman, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.....

WITNESSES

Blakey, Prof. G. Robert, Notre Dame University School of Law, Notre Dame,

IN

Burke, Edward J., on behalf of John E. Washburn, director, Department of
Insurance for the State of Illinois......

Don, Michael E., deputy general counsel and secretary, Securities Investor
Protection Corp., Washington, DC.

Ehrenbard, Robert, Esq., New York, NY, on behalf of the Greyhound Corp..

Eppenstein, Theodore G., attorney of record for investor respondents in

Shearson/American Express v. McMahon

1

79

646

310

696

247

Feigin, Philip A., assistant securities commissioner, Division of Securities,

Denver, CO, on behalf of the North American Securities Administrators

Association..

211

Gilbert, Pamela, Esq., U.S. Public Interest Research Group and Public Citi-
zen's Congress Watch, Washington, DC..

662

Hanburg, Marshall E., General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Com-
mission, Washington, DC.........

182

607

635

Keeney, John C., Acting Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of

Justice

Long, James E., insurance commissioner for the State of North Carolina
Montague, H. Laddie, Esq., Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA.
Nader, Ralph, Esq., Center for the Study of Responsive Law, Washington, DC.
Skirnick, Robert A., Esq., Kaplan, Kilsheimer & Foley, New York, NY.

LETTERS, STATEMENTS, ETC., SUBMITTED FOR THE HEARINGS

Blakey, Prof. G. Robert, Notre Dame University School of Law, Notre Dame,

IN: Prepared statement

Boucher, Hon. Rick, a Representative in Congress from the State of Virginia:
Information concerning civil RICO cases

Burke, Edward J., on behalf of John E. Washburn, director, Department of

Insurance for the State of Illinois: Prepared statement......

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