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1. RICO predicate
“To convict a person of wire fraud, the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused (1) participated in a scheme to defraud; and (2) used the wires to further the scheme.” United States v. Ciccone, 219 F.3d 1078, 1083 (9thCir.2000) @Facebook
2. “To sustain a conviction for fraud . . . , the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt the element of specific intent.” Id. at 1082. Wire fraud does not require the government to prove that the underlying conduct was
itself a violation of a particular
3. statute or regulation. United States v. Green, 592 F.3d 1057, 1064 (9th Cir.2010).

Can we bury @facebook in litigation? @GoldmanSachs
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