use and
storage of the F‑40. The
use tax due and owing to
the State of
Rhode Island for this transaction was 7% of $275,000,
or $19,250
The 1972 Ferrari Daytona
b. On or about February 28, 1990, the
defendant, ARTHUR
A. COIA, purchased a 1972 Ferrari Daytona ("the Daytona" ) ,
vehicle
Identification number 16549, from Shellton Sports Cars in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, for
$1,050,000. On or about August 18,1993,
the defendant, ARTHUR A. COIA, caused the Daytona to be
fraudulently registered to
Viking's address on East Main Road in
Middletown, in order to evade paying the higher excise tax rate in
Barrington. As COIA continued to reside in Barrington and the
Daytona was not garaged in Middletown the local excise tax on the
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Racketeering Acts Nos. 92 through 94
a. At all times material to Racketeering Acts Nos. 92 through 94, defendant JOHN CATANZARO was an auditor and steward for LIUNA Local 210, Buffalo, New York, and a representative of employees of Gregory and Cook, Inc., whose employees worked on the construction of pipelines in the State of New York and who were employed in an industry affecting commerce.
b. At all times material to Racketeering Acts Nos. 92 through 94, defendant JOSEPH A. TODARO, JR., was a business agent of LIUNA Local 210, Buffalo, New York, and was an officer and employee of a labor organization which represented, sought to represent and would admit to membership employees of Gregory and Cook, Inc., which was engaged in the construction of pipelines in the State of New York and whose employees were employed in and industry affecting commerce.
c. At all times material to Racketeering Acts Nos. 92 through 94, Gregory and Cook, Inc., whose principal offices were located Houston, Texas, was performing work on the construction of a brineline pipeline (hereafter" the brineline project") in the area of Buffalo, New York and was engaged in and its activities affected interstate commerce.
d. Beginning on or about August 25, 1986, and continuing thereafter up to and including June 15, 1987, in Buffalo, New York and elsewhere, defendant JOHN CATANZARO did unlawfully and willfully request, demand, receive, accept and agree to receive and accept
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the payment of money in amounts in excess of $1000.00 from Gregory and Cook, Inc., and persons acting in its interest, in the form of wages and benefits for services not performed on the brineline project for the approximate time periods specified below corresponding to Racketeering Acts Nos. 92 through 94, which money and benefits defendant JOHN CATANZARO was not entitle to as legitimate compensation for, or by reason of, his services as an employee of Gregory and Cook, Inc., including his services on behalf of other employees of Gregory and Cook, Inc., all in violation of Title 29, United States Code, Section 186 (b) (1) and (d):