District Court, W.D. New York October 19, 2017, 1:15–CR–00142 EAW (United States v. Pirk)

ELIZABETH A. WOLFORD, United States District Judge

BACKGROUND

The above-captioned matter involves 12 remaining defendants1 (collectively, "Defendants") named in a 46-count Second Superseding Indictment (Dkt. 33) ("Indictment") returned on March 16, 2016, alleging various crimes, including a conspiracy in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq.