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21 Sep 2004, 1:46 am
The trial phase of the US government's $280 billion civil racketeering suit against eight of the largest tobacco companies begins in Washington, DC Tuesday. [read post]
3 Apr 2008, 8:49 am
Weiss was indicted last year for conspiracy, racketeering, obstruction of justice and making false statements and initially pleaded not guilty [JURIST [read post]
20 Aug 2004, 1:36 pm
According to the DOJ: All three were charged with racketeering conspiracy for allegedly joining with 20 identified [read post]
21 Mar 2012, 10:15 am
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Agents arrested 19 people on various racketeering charges last week. [read post]
24 Oct 2018, 1:37 pm by Adam Bednar
Larry Hogan, a Republican, of corruption and running a “Real Estate racket. [read post]
15 Feb 2018, 6:50 am by Associated Press
A member of the MS-13 street gang has pleaded guilty to racketeering charges that include shooting and killing gang rivals. [read post]
24 May 2012, 1:34 pm
An alleged Israeli crime lord recently pleaded guilty in Los Angeles federal court to charges of being part of a racketeering enterprise that distributed Ecstasy and the Sherman Oaks gang-related murder of a man who had stolen a drug shipment. [read post]
13 Mar 2009, 8:39 pm
Hartford case may proceed as a national class action under alleged fraud and federal racketeering violations, but not on two additional claims for unjust enrichment and breach of contract.The 2005 lawsuit alleges deceptive practices in which The Hartford allegedly gave people written statements of the cost or value of their structured settlement or annuity without indicating the company would take at least 15 percent of the amount for various fees, taxes, and profit.While it is believed… [read post]
12 Nov 2012, 12:16 pm by Dave
As reported in the Wall Street Journal, Silicon Valley–based Cisco Systems has found a novel legal theory to assert against NPEs: racketeering. [read post]
12 Nov 2012, 12:16 pm by Dave
As reported in the Wall Street Journal, Silicon Valley–based Cisco Systems has found a novel legal theory to assert against NPEs: racketeering. [read post]
11 Feb 2013, 7:46 pm
Lorraine Brown, 51, Alpharetta, Georgia, former president of mortgage document processor DocX, pleaded guilty to racketeering for her alleged role in authorizing the fraudulent signing of mortgage documents filed in Michigan. [read post]
21 Aug 2013, 5:36 pm
She was originally indicted on charges of racketeering, drug trafficking, and money laundering, but federal prosecutors dropped all but the racketeering charge as part of a plea deal. [read post]
2 Feb 2022, 8:12 am by Dan Bressler
“Leon Black drops racketeering claims against law firm Wigdor” — “Billionaire investor Leon Black has dropped the Wigdor law firm as a defendant against civil racketeering claims in his lawsuit against a former model who accused him of rape, and dropped the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan after it identified a potential conflict. [read post]
20 Dec 2022, 6:32 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
The 1970 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (Rico) Act was originally intended to combat criminal enterprises like the mafia, but has since been used in civil courts to litigate harms caused by opioids, vehicle emissions and even e-cigarettes as organised crime cases. [read post]
29 Apr 2011, 12:34 pm by rtruman
Dow Chemical and Sasol Facing Racketeering Lawsuit from Greenpeace [read post]
30 Jul 2004, 12:24 pm
AP is reporting that reputed Bonanno mob boss Joseph Massino has been convicted for racketeering charges. [read post]
21 Apr 2023, 1:26 pm by Morgan Cloud
The post Two Russian citizens face off at Supreme Court in international racketeering dispute appeared first on SCOTUSblog. [read post]
12 Jun 2012, 10:36 am
_Yesterday, Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn signed into law the Illinois Street Gang and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Law, 720 ILCS 5/33G. [read post]