Biasucci v. United States

How later courts describe this case

• holding that defendant's knowledge of the specific interest rates charged on usurious loans is not needed for a collection of unlawful debts violation under RICO
• finding that prosecutor’s insulting remarks about defense counsel were improper, but did not require reversal
• holding no ground for new trial based on denial of due process where judge struck prosecution’s inappropriate comment from record and immediately gave curative instruction
• where prosecutor called defense counsel “sleaze” and “you hypocritical son of a bitch”