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U.S. v. Austin, No. 04-10576 (9th Cir.) (416 F.3d 1016) (August 2, 2005) (Judge Warren J. Ferguson) by Shortly after being indicted in this RICO case, the defendants entered into a court-approved, written Joint Defense Agreement (JDA) allowing them to conduct joint defense meetings and share information on a confidential …

U.S. v. LeCroy, No. Crim. No. 04-370-7 (E.D.Pa.) (348 F.Supp.2d 375) (December 17, 2004) (Judge Michael M. Baylson) by The two defendants in this case, Charles LeCroy and Anthony Snell. were indicted for wire fraud after allegedly soliciting and obtaining from a lawyer (who was originally named a co-defendant but …

U.S. v. Almeida, No. 01-11553 (11th Cir.) (341 F.3d 1318) (August 18, 2003) (Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat) by Here the Court held that once a party to a joint defense agreement agrees to cooperate with the government and testify against co-defendants/co-conspirators, he waives any privilege he may have enjoyed as …

U.S. v. Stepney, No. CR 01-0344 MHP (N.D.Cal.) (246 F.Supp.2d 1069) (February 11, 2003) (Judge Marilyn H. Patel) by The nearly 30 defendants in this case were charged, in a series of three indictments, with over 70 substantive felony counts, relating to their alleged participation in a criminal enterprise street …