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Witness Corroboration under the Texas Penal Code: Who Believes a Snitch?
26 Jun 2023, 11:41 am by Michael Lowe
  We now know that thirty-three arrests were made based upon this fake cocaine racket. [read post]
Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog - http://www.dallasjustice.com/dallascriminallawyerblog
The Second Circuit holds that, despite the erroneous jury instructions defining the “crime of violence” required for a § 924(c) conviction — allowing the jury to convict the Petitioners based on predicate offenses that didn’t necessarily require the actual or threatened use of force — the Petitioners failed to show that the instructional errors “resulted in prejudice that would entitle them to the relief they [sought] under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.” Nardino Colotti, et al. v. United States, Nos. 21-932(L), 21-937(CON), 21-950(CON), 21-992(CON), 21-1548(CON), __ F.4th ____ (2d Cir. June 21, 2023) (C.J.J.’s Leval, Parker, Menashi).
26 Jun 2023, 11:37 am by Darrell Fields
§ 924(c), which was predicated on the “offense charged in Count  One, racketeering activity in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (‘RICO’), 18 U.S.C. [read post]
Federal Defenders of New York Blog - http://blog.federaldefendersny.org/
Dayron Silverio Rejoins Podhurst Orseck as Senior Counsel
26 Jun 2023, 6:29 am by Javier Dominguez
In that role, he prosecuted and investigated hundreds of federal crimes, including murder and murder-for-hire, racketeering activities, international kidnapping, sex trafficking, child exploitation offenses, narcotics trafficking, fraud offenses, aggravated identity theft, interstate and international property crimes, and money laundering. [read post]
Podhurst Orseck, P.A. Blog - https://www.podhurst.com/news/
Justices rule Russian citizen alleged domestic injury in international racketeering dispute
23 Jun 2023, 1:21 pm by Morgan Cloud
The post Justices rule Russian citizen alleged domestic injury in international racketeering dispute appeared first on SCOTUSblog. [read post]
SCOTUSblog - http://www.scotusblog.com/
Hunter Plea Deal On Old Crimes Shows Protect-Biden Racket
21 Jun 2023, 11:34 am by Tom Smith
Soon after news of the charges broke, Republicans condemned the Delaware U.S. attorney for giving the president’s son a slap on the wrist, while ignoring the still accumulating evidence that the Biden family had engaged in a widespread pay-to-play scheme. [read post]
The Right Coast - https://rightcoast.typepad.com/rightcoast/
When does the FBI get involved in a case?
21 Jun 2023, 7:52 am by Jack Valladares
Within the United States and throughout the globe, the FBI works closely with law enforcement to track criminal organizations using RICO’s (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) civil and criminal sections. [read post]
Griffin Durham Tanner Clarkson LLC Blog - https://griffindurham.com/blog/
News You Can Use Digest – June 16, 2023
16 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal G.O.P. [read post]
Lobby Comply Blog - https://stateandfed.com/lobbycomply/feed
First People Sickened By COVID-19 Were Chinese Scientists At Wuhan Institute Of Virology, Say US Government Sources
13 Jun 2023, 10:03 am by Tom Smith
After years of official pronouncements to the contrary, strong new evidence has emerged suggesting the virus known as SARS-CoV-2 escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV).According to multiple U.S. government officials interviewed as part of a lengthy investigation by Public and Racket, the first people infected by the virus, “patients zero,” included Ben Hu, a researcher who led the WIV’s “gain-of-function” research on SARS-like coronaviruses, which… [read post]
The Right Coast - https://rightcoast.typepad.com/rightcoast/
California Dreaming: Newsom’s Kidnapping Claim Against DeSantis is Long on Politics and Short on the Law
9 Jun 2023, 8:44 am by jonathanturley
Justice Department to investigate whether the flights are violations of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act — a ridiculous legal suggestion. [read post]
Jonathan Turley - https://jonathanturley.org/
News You Can Use Digest – June 9, 2023
9 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Prosecutors Scrutinize Political Nonprofit Groups for Fund-Raising Fraud DNyuz – David Fahrenthold, William Rashbaum, and Tiff Fehr (New York Times) | Published: 6/1/2023 Federal prosecutors are scrutinizing at least 10 political nonprofit groups seeking to determine if the organizations defrauded donors, according to subpoenas. [read post]
Lobby Comply Blog - https://stateandfed.com/lobbycomply/feed
Human Rights Campaign Declares State of Emergency Over Treatment of LGBT Community
6 Jun 2023, 1:00 pm by Mary Chastain
Babylon Bee managing editor: "Translation: they are declaring a state of emergency for their corporate extortion racket that nobody wants anything to do with anymore. [read post]
Legal Insurrection - https://legalinsurrection.com
Early Edition: June 6, 2023
6 Jun 2023, 2:14 am by Seán Binder
 According to three people familiar with the matter, the research will likely be used as the prosecutors try to build a broader case alleging racketeering. [read post]
Just Security - https://www.justsecurity.org/
Sports page
5 Jun 2023, 8:15 pm by Jack Bogdanski
Besides the dubious politics of Belarus, the high-strung Sabalenka shrieks with every swing of her racket as if she's being stabbed. [read post]
Jack Bog's Blog - https://www.bojack2.com
Journalists for Censorship: Because it's good for you
30 May 2023, 1:01 pm by Tom Smith
’” The Institute for Strategic Dialogue is indeed one of the 50 top censorship organizations in the world, as identified by Matt Taibbi’s Racket, and one of the main propaganda arms of the US and UK governments, receiving funding from the U.S. [read post]
The Right Coast - https://rightcoast.typepad.com/rightcoast/
Jan. 6 and Beyond: Why the U.S. Should Pass Domestic Terrorism Legislation
28 May 2023, 7:01 am by Jacob Ware, Ania Zolyniak
The 1970 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act was passed to bolster efforts to crack down on organized crime, with a particular focus on the Mafia. [read post]
Lawfare - http://www.lawfareblog.com/
USPTO Director Kathi Vidal's reforms of discretionary denial rules are fair and balanced: abuse of all sorts must be curbed, including extortion and circumvention of litigation estoppel
24 May 2023, 1:32 am by Florian Mueller
Here, again, you have that "racketeering" effect, presenting companies with a choice of being trolled or making Unified money.All of those issues are not unique to Unified Patents: others might implement their business model or similar models, even with a purely extortionate agenda.There still is time to submit formal comments to the USPTO. [read post]
FOSS Patents - http://www.fosspatents.com
Twitter, Saudi Arabia sued for racketeering in California court
17 May 2023, 1:46 pm by David DeNotaris | U. Pittsburgh School of Law, US
The post Twitter, Saudi Arabia sued for racketeering in California court appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
JURIST - Paper Chase - https://www.jurist.org/news/
Lake County, Ill. Sues Insulin Manufacturers and PBMs for Insulin Pricing Scheme
13 May 2023, 7:22 am by Levin Papantonio
The County has demanded a jury trial.Lake County alleges that Defendants violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, among other claims. [read post]
Levin Papantonio Rafferty Law Firm - https://levinlaw.blogspot.com/
Hell’s Angels Shootout Suspects Get Charges Reduced
11 May 2023, 1:15 am by admin
Prior to having the charges reduced, the suspects were facing charges including racketeering and even gang-related charges. [read post]
Las Vegas Criminal Blawg - https://www.lvcriminaldefense.com/blog
SCOTUS Concludes Oral Arguments for the Term
10 May 2023, 10:54 am by DONALD SCARINCI
Smagin: The case involves when plaintiffs can bring private claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). [read post]
Constitutional Law Reporter - https://constitutionallawreporter.com/