Criminal Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction
U.S. v. Leija-Sanchez, No. 09-2672 (April 8, 2010) N.D. Ill., E. Div. Reversed
Dist. Ct. erred in dismissing charge under 18 USC section 1959, alleging that defendant arranged and paid for murder of Mexican citizen that took place in Mexico, after finding that section 1959 did not apply to crimes occurring outside of U.S. Dismissal was improper where instant murder was designed to facilitate operation of criminal enterprise located in U.S.