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| | United States of America, Appellee, v. Jason Brion Angiulo, Defendant, Appellant. |
 | | The defendants do not challenge the court's finding that they were members of the alleged RICO conspiracy and it was not clearly erroneous for the district court to conclude that they were aware, generally, that the Patriarca Family engaged in violent [*970] crimes, even murders, to further its own interests. |
 | | Since the district court found, by a preponderance of the evidence, that Kazonis was a member of the obstruction conspiracy and that violent means were employed by other members of that conspiracy to further its objectives, the statements of co-conspirators regarding plans to murder LaFreniere were admissible against him on Count 6. |
 | | Finally, the district court correctly found that the monitoring agents' submission of [*980] regular five-day progress reports to the judge authorizing the surveillance ensured compliance with the minimization requirements of the statute. |
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