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10 Jun 2011, 1:58 pm
Among other charges, the 24-count indictment includes allegations under RICO, the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act. [read post]
16 Jan 2015, 3:01 pm
The first section of the proposed legislation would expand the definition of “racketeering activity” under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”) Act to include felony offenses under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”)—the federal anti-hacking statute. [read post]
22 Aug 2024, 6:17 am
“Bankruptcy Racketeering Lawsuit Against Law Firms, Ex-Judge Dismissed” — “A federal judge dismissed a civil racketeering complaint accusing law firms Kirkland & Ellis and Jackson Walker of conspiring with the nation’s former top bankruptcy judge to rig his Houston court. [read post]
29 Oct 2020, 9:36 am
For all their talk of “neutral platforms,” the Big Shots at Big Tech — Twitter, Facebook and Google — are running a protection racket. [read post]
22 Jul 2008, 3:11 pm
Joe Carlson reports today in the NWI Times in a story that begins:The two candidates for Indiana attorney general are sparring over the role a public construction contractor could play in the upcoming racketeering trial against former East Chicago city officials. [read post]
10 Apr 2018, 9:55 am
Andrew Rubinstein of Miami and the self-confessed ringleader, Felix Filenger of Sunny Isles pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge last year. [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 8:35 am
The Las Vegas Mobster Museum is headed to court, but not for racketeering. [read post]
16 Jun 2022, 3:59 pm
The Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, simply referred to as RICO, was passed in 1970 to help prosecutors pursue charges against organized crime organizations such as mobs, gangs and cartels. [read post]
10 Aug 2011, 4:51 am
It hasn’t hurt that Walker’s reforms have dramatically helped school districts within the state save millions of dollars by abolishing the main Wisconsin teachers’ union’s insurance racket. [read post]
24 Mar 2007, 2:39 am
Post, March 22, 2007: The leader of the Justice Department team that prosecuted a landmark lawsuit against tobacco companies said yesterday that Bush administration political appointees repeatedly ordered her to take steps that weakened the government's racketeering case.Sharon Y. [read post]
4 Dec 2008, 11:33 pm
Rossini of New York has been charged in Los Angeles with illegally accessing FBI computers in 2007 to help the once-famous, former private investigator, Anthony Pellicano, who was facing illegal wiretapping and racketeering charges. [read post]
2 Nov 2006, 10:06 am
Twenty people are charged with a long list of federal crimes that include money laundering, conspiracy to distribute illicit drugs, and racketeering conspiracy. [read post]
12 Jun 2012, 1:42 pm
After a year long investigation by the Broward Sheriff's Office, Frank Turturo and his wife Bernice Turturo are facing criminal charges for racketeering and prescription drug trafficking. [read post]
8 Mar 2018, 3:18 am
A U.S. federal court in New York has ordered Donziger, mastermind of the Ecuadorian racketeering and fraud scheme against Chevron Corp., to pay the company $813,603 for his share of court fees from his 2013 RICO trial. [read post]
24 May 2012, 11:37 pm
A Massachusetts man, who allegedly hails from New York’s famous Colombo crime family, is expected to plead guilty next week, to charges of racketeering conspiracy, which are related to alleged large-scale drug trafficking in Massachusetts. [read post]
24 Jan 2012, 12:57 pm
He also alleges that the hospital and its associates are guilty of racketeering and falsifying medical documents and records. [read post]
15 Mar 2007, 12:10 pm
Lord Black (at right) stands accused of fraud, racketeering, tax violations, obstruction of justice, and money laundering -- serious stuff. [read post]
23 Sep 2008, 1:42 pm
Somewhat reminiscent of this ILB entry from Sept. 19th, Wayne Perry of the AP reports today in a story that begins:A federal judge has dismissed a $20 million racketeering lawsuit against seven casinos by a former New York City attorney who said they had a duty to stop her from gambling. [read post]
3 Jul 2012, 5:05 pm
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, who currently stands accused by the US of copyright infringement and racketeering, told TorrentFreak that he has insider information implicating none other than Vice President of the United States Joe Biden in ordering the shutdown of Megaupload. [read post]
15 Jul 2007, 11:56 am
LVRJ 7/14/07 Pleas entered in Nevada prison Aryan Warriors racketeering case. [read post]
