O75.2 RICO - Conspiracy Offense
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.
- Instruction
- O75.2
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 500
Elements
Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.
The Defendant can be found guilty only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) two or more people agreed to try to accomplish an unlawful plan to participate in the affairs of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity;
(2) the enterprise engaged in, or the activities of the enterprise affected, interstate commerce;
(3) the Defendant knowingly and willfully joined in the conspiracy; and
(4) when the Defendant joined in the agreement, the Defendant had the specific intent either to personally participate in committing at least two acts of racketeering, or else to participate in the enterprise’s affairs, knowing that other members of the conspiracy would commit at least two acts of racketeering and intending to help them as part of a pattern of racketeering activity.
Related practice page
Economic & Financial Crimes Defense in Miami
Official source: Official PDF, page 500
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.