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Email On March 1, 2013, in Lundy v. Catholic Health System of Long Island, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of civil mail fraud claims asserted under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ("RICO") statute and alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). In doing so, the court reached at least two notable conclusions: (a) mail fraud claims, including under civil RICO, must fail if the alleged mailings made the alleged fraud easier to detect; and (b) the FLSA does not provide a claim for "gap time." The mail fraud conclusion could have a far-reaching impact; the mail fraud statute has broad reach in federal criminal and civil enforcement including in civil RICO actions, and in other federal civil actions such as those involving the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 ("FIRREA"). https://www.cadwalader.com/resources/clients-friends-memos/two-birds-with-one-stone-in-action-involving-civil-rico-second-circuit-provides-defenses-against-mail-fraud-and-flsa-allegations