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13 Jun 2019, 7:43 am
The parent company now alleges its competitor was able to buy cannabis flowers, tinctures, capsules and candies that instead on their credit card showed up as items carbonated drinks, dog toys, drone components, and diving gear (among others) – the latter all being goods a bank could process without running afoul of federal money laundering and racketeering (RICO) statutes. [read post]
11 Jun 2019, 12:56 pm
Enlarge / Insys Therapeutics founder John N. [read post]
11 Jun 2019, 12:17 pm
These more recent practices provide even more compelling evidence that the merger objection litigation phenomenon is nothing more than an abusive racket by which a small number of second-tier plaintiffs’ firms are able to extract “go away” money from the participants in the M&A transaction. [read post]
11 Jun 2019, 9:19 am
Law enforcers investigating or bring federal criminal conspiracy cases under the RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act, as in the aftermath of the massive Bronx 120 raid recently described here, have strong motivation to throw the widest possible net when characterizing gang membership, do to that statute’s lenient requirements: a general, not necessarily explicit agreement to commit a crime, along with some act in furtherance of that goal. [read post]
11 Jun 2019, 9:19 am
Law enforcers investigating or bring federal criminal conspiracy cases under the RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act, as in the aftermath of the massive Bronx 120 raid recently described here, have strong motivation to throw the widest possible net when characterizing gang membership, do to that statute’s lenient requirements: a general, not necessarily explicit agreement to commit a crime, along with some act in furtherance of that goal. [read post]
10 Jun 2019, 3:08 pm
The federal court lawsuit mootness fee racket is the latest variant of this game, with defendant companies paying plaintiffs’ lawyers “go away” money so that they parties to the M&A transaction can complete their deal without getting bogged down in the deal litigation. [read post]
10 Jun 2019, 11:00 am
Last month, five former Insys executives were convicted after trial of racketeering conspiracy in connection with the marketing of Subsys. [read post]
7 Jun 2019, 3:00 am
National/Federal A ‘Bridge’ to China, and Her Family’s Business, in the Trump Cabinet MSN – Michael Forsythe, Eric Lipton, Keith Bradsher, and Sui-Lee Wee (New York Times) | Published: 6/2/2019 Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has no formal affiliation or stake in her family’s shipping business, Foremost Group, which has deep ties to the economic and political elite in China. [read post]
5 Jun 2019, 6:35 am
Edward Burke has pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption including racketeering and bribery. [read post]
4 Jun 2019, 11:50 am
Sara Beth Brown and Laura Paul – Celebrating 15 Years of Stealing Asbestos Victim’s Funds – Racketeering (Asbestos Trusts) The “Biggest Little City in the World” (Reno, NV) also contains the “Biggest Asbestos Trust Fund Scammers” in the World: Laura Paul and Sara Beth Brown. [read post]
3 Jun 2019, 3:00 am
Edward Burke Indicted on Expanded Federal Racketeering, Bribery Charges” by Jason Meisner, Todd Lighty, and Gregory Pratt for Chicago Tribune Lobbying National: “Recent Ex-Members of Congress Head to K Street as ‘Shadow Lobbying’ Escalates” by Karl Evers-Hillstrom for Center for Responsive Politics National: “Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Team Up to Ban Lawmakers from Lobbying” by Sasha Ingber for National Public Radio Florida:… [read post]
2 Jun 2019, 6:11 am
Now, in a criminal case against the company, Insys and several executives “are accused of racketeering” to push sales. [read post]
30 May 2019, 2:28 pm
In these instances, it is sometimes tempting to include a claim for civil liability under the Federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”). [read post]
New York DFS Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement Division: New Name, New Look, Old Mandate
29 May 2019, 12:08 pm
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, prosecuting a broad array of criminal cases, including public corruption, racketeering, fraud, and other white-collar crimes. [read post]
23 May 2019, 2:26 pm
The consumer class action lawsuit alleges Getty knowingly violated the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Practices Act, as well as Washington’s Consumer Protection Act. [read post]
23 May 2019, 6:14 am
In two reports authored by Mayer Brown Partner Andrew Pincus, A Rising Threat the New Class Action Racket that Harms Investors and the Economy (October 2018) [1] and Containing the Contagion, Proposals to Reform the Broken Securities Class Action System (February 2019) [2], the ILR asserts that the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (“PSLRA”) has failed to curtail meritless securities lawsuits and that Congress therefore must place additional constraints on… [read post]
16 May 2019, 9:01 pm
National/Federal At the N.R.A., a Cash Machine SputteringMSN – Danny Hakim (New York Times) | Published: 5/14/2019 A review of tax records by The New York Times shows that, to steady its finances, the National Rifle Association (NRA) increasingly relied on cash infusions and other transactions involving its affiliated foundation, at least $206 million worth since 2010. [read post]
15 May 2019, 9:01 pm
Strikes Deal for ‘Limited’ Interview with Intelligence Committee” by Maggie Haberman and Nicholas Fandos (New York Times) for MSN Florida: “Former Palm Bay Deputy Manager Dave Isnardi Arrested, Charged with Racketeering, Other Felonies” by John McCarthy for Florida Today Georgia: “Georgia Insurance Commissioner Indicted on Fraud Charges” by Kate Brumback for AP News Michigan: “Michigan Lawmaker Indicted on Bribery Charge Over Prevailing Wage… [read post]
13 May 2019, 4:06 am
At NPR, Nina Totenberg talked to Stevens about “the takeaway from the book,” the court’s recent turn to the right, and the justice’s “racket skills,” now most often deployed at table tennis. [read post]
8 May 2019, 6:55 am
Even as more felony charges may follow in drug epidemic, sleep med warning suggests pill popping stays too popular Five top executives at a major drug maker have been convicted of criminal racketeering for their aggressive and deceptive marketing of a fentanyl spray in a case that prosecutors long have said may warn corporate leaders about their culpability in the nation’s opioid painkiller crisis. [read post]
