District Court, S.D. New York January 23, 1990, No. S 89 Cr. 446 (CBM) (United States v. Paccione)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MOTLEY, District Judge.

The issue before the court appears to be one of first impression: who should pay, and when, for the expenses associated with the appointment of a monitor to oversee defendants’ assets and business interests pending a criminal RICO trial.

On June 14, 1989 an order was issued by Judge Shirley Wohl Kram (the “Order”) pursuant to 18 U.S.C.