Computer Sciences Corp. v. United States

How later courts describe this case

• speaking broadly and not discussing any potential distinguishing features among the language of the subsections, the court concludes that the “enterprise” and the “person” must be distinct entities throughout RICO
• witness was founder, president and majority or near-majority stockholder of company for more than 20 years
• “an owner of a business is competent to give his opinion as to the value of his property”
• mail fraud and wire charges could be brought although conduct was also charged under False Claims Act
• enterprise and individual must be distinct entities ... a defendant cannot conspire with his right arm
• “We conclude that ‘enterprise’ was meant to refer to a being different from, not the same as' or part of, the person whose behavior the act was designed to prohibit .... ”
• antitrust defense inapplicable because enforcement of contract would not assist party to commit conduct forbidden by antitrust laws
• "The RICO 'enterprise' was identified in the indictment as the Infonet Division of CSC, an organization which had no corporate existence separate and apart from that of CSC itself"