United States Second Circuit

In a case where racketeering conspiracists ran a subscription website recommending stock short-sales on the basis of misappropriated information: 1) venue was proper where seven site subscribers resided in the Eastern District of New York; 2) the misappropriated law enforcement reports were not public in any practical sense, even if some of the sources from which they were compiled could be accessed by the public; and 3) the district court properly included the subscribers' stock trades when calculating the forfeiture amount and the appropriate offense level.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/17/2008
• Published 12/17/2008

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Court

• United States Second Circuit

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