state department of agriculture is an enterprise
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- state department of agriculture is an enterprise
- State Department of Agriculture
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The opinion
POLOZOLA, District Judge.
The defendant, Gilbert L. Dozier, has filed a motion to dismiss Count I of the indictment on the grounds that the Department of Agriculture is not an “enterprise” as defined in the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 , et seq. No oral argument is required on this motion.
The Court finds that the Louisiana Department of Agriculture is an enterprise within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 1961 (4). Therefore, defendant’s motion to dismiss Count I of the indictment must be denied.
United States v. Bright,
78-5472 (5 Cir. July 11, 1980);
United States v. Brown,
555 F.2d 407 (5 Cir.1977), certiorari denied 435 U.S. 904 , 98 S.Ct. 1448 , 55 L.Ed.2d 494 (1978);
United States v. Baker,
617 F.2d 1060 (4 Cir.1980);
United States v. Grzywacz,
603 F.2d 682 (7 Cir.1979);
United States v. Frumento,
563 F.2d 1083 (3 Cir. 1977);
United States v. Bacheler,
611 F.2d 443 (3 Cir.1979);
United States v. Vignola,
464 F.Supp. 1091 (E.D.Pa.1979), aff. mem., 605 F.2d 1199 (3 Cir.1979);
United States v. Altomare,
625 F.2d 5 (4. Cir. July 17, 1980);
United States v. Barber,
476 F.Supp. 182 (S.D.W.Va.1979).
Therefore:
IT IS ORDERED that defendant’s motion to dismiss Count I of'the indictment be and it is hereby DENIED.