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4 Jun 2007, 10:20 am
William Jefferson (D-LA) [official website; JURIST news archive] was indicted [DOJ press release] Monday on 16 counts, including charges of bribery, racketeering, money laundering, and obstruction of justice. [read post]
8 Oct 2013, 7:48 pm
To me, the big takeaway was that the court sustained the RICO claims alleging a "pattern of racketeering activity," which, as Gilbert points out, carries the potential for treble damages. [read post]
27 Sep 2004, 4:52 am
Bob Taft should have ordered a special election to fill the vacancy created when former Congressman James Traficant was expelled from office because of a bribery and racketeering conviction. [read post]
30 Jan 2018, 5:21 am
Two former Baltimore detectives testified Monday about a series of brazen robberies and other illegal activities by a rogue police unit as the second week of a high-profile racketeering trial got underway. [read post]
2 Jun 2008, 7:39 am
The former Milberg Weiss partner pleaded guilty in April [JURIST report] to one count of racketeering [read post]
14 Oct 2011, 1:58 am
The final member of the group who was found guilty of criminal racketing in the mortgage fraud case, Eric Bernard, will be sentenced Nov. 1, 2011. [read post]
13 Jul 2011, 6:29 am
Unicredit Bank AGDocket: 10-1503Issue(s): Whether an individual plaintiff, who paid money to defendants in reliance on mail and wire fraud directed to him, lacks standing to bring a civil RICO claim because the racketeering conduct was in furtherance of a scheme intended to defraud the government.Certiorari stage documents:Opinion below (9th Cir.) [read post]
2 Aug 2007, 3:15 pm
Physicians and executives are among 18 people accused of selling prescription drugs over the Internet to people without any examinations, according to an indictment unsealed that charges them with federal racketeering. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 10:30 am
” The lead paragraph reads: “In a victory for news technology in federal courts, a judge is allowing a reporter to use the microblogging service Twitter to provide constant updates from a racketeering gang trial this week. [read post]
4 Dec 2007, 4:33 pm
The United States' best known racketeering syndicate turns its green eye of jealousy towards patents: the IRS wants to know of any transactions under the aegis of a tax-related patent. [read post]
22 Jan 2019, 3:00 am
Some call it racketeering. [read post]
11 Sep 2017, 5:15 am
Among the 2017 inductees into the National Inventors Hall of Fame is Howard Head, the inventor of both the laminate ski as well as the oversized tennis racket. [read post]
2 Jun 2017, 8:23 pm
Chevron Corp. 16-1178 Issues: (1) Whether federal courts have jurisdiction to entertain pre-emptive collateral attacks on money judgments issued by foreign courts; and (2) whether the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act authorizes federal courts to issue injunctive relief to private parties. [read post]
6 Mar 2017, 4:41 am
Baltimore’s mayor is calling for an audit of police department overtime after seven officers were indicted on federal racketeering charges that included allegations of overtime fraud. [read post]
16 Feb 2005, 10:04 pm
[JURIST] The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it would appeal a US District Court opinion [PDF text; additional case materials] that would prevent pursuit of $280 billion in damages from tobacco companies for charges of civil racketeering. [read post]
8 Jul 2004, 5:34 am
The federal government is seeking $280 million on racketeering charges against cigarette manufacturers. [read post]
23 Sep 2004, 1:54 am
Hamdi, an American citizen captured in Afghanistan and held incommunicado for over two years as an enemy combatant, lawyers for tobacco companies beginning their defense against government racketeering charges, a California federal judge who declared a mistrial on Wednesday after a [read post]
13 Jul 2007, 8:51 am
Black was cleared of nine other counts against him, including racketeering. [...] [read post]
4 Feb 2005, 6:41 am
[JURIST] The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia [official website] has ruled that federal law does not permit the goverment to seek a $280 billion penalty in its racketeering case against the tobacco industry. [read post]
23 Aug 2006, 11:09 pm
Similar cases claiming violations of federal anti-racketeering laws have yielded mixed results. [read post]
