Once again AOC is right, RICO is not a crime. It is a statute under which you charge someone with a crime by association.
Like many things in federal law it is a criminal statue -- which makes it a crime with a defined penalty of 20 years in prison. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) Primary tabs https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/racketeer_influenced_and_corrupt_organizations_act_(rico) The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is a federal law (codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68) targeting organized criminal activity and racketeering. RICO enhances existing criminal punishments and creates new causes of action for acts done as a part of an organized criminal enterprise. The law was originally passed in 1970 as a part of a larger movement to curb organized crime and to allow victims of organized crime to recover. While the original statute was primarily targeted at the mafia who’s disconnected structure made conviction of high-ranking members difficult due to the inability to tie them directly to crimes, the use of the statute has now been used to take down many notable criminal enterprises. RICO imposes a maximum criminal penalty of 20 years in prison for violations of the statute. If sentenced the defendant must also forfeit all proceeds obtained while engaging in racketeering activity to the government. To be convicted under RICO, a pattern of racketeering activity is necessary. This means that at least 2 separate activities that can be classified as racketeering must have occurred within 10 years of each other. RICO allows for a private individual that was injured by a violation of the law to recover treble damages suffered by the wrongful activity of the offender. A criminal conviction under RICO against the defendant will estop them from defending the allegations if they are brought to civil court. ================================= Title 9: Criminal 9-110.000 - Organized Crime And Racketeering https://www.justice.gov/jm/jm-9-110000-organized-crime-and-racketeering 9-110.010 Introduction 9-110.100 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) 9-110.101 Division Approval 9-110.200 RICO Guidelines Preface 9-110.210 Authorization of RICO Prosecution—The Review Process 9-110.300 RICO Guidelines Policy 9-110.310 Considerations Prior to Seeking Indictment 9-110.320 Approval of Organized Crime and Gang Section Necessary 9-110.330 Charging RICO Counts 9-110.400 RICO Prosecution (Pros) Memorandum Format 9-110.800 Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering Activity (18 U.S.C. § 1959) 9-110.801 Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering (18 U.S.C. § 1959)—Division Approval 9-110.802 Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering (18 U.S.C. § 1959)—Approval Guidelines 9-110.811 The Review Process for Authorization under Section 1959 9-110.812 Specific Guidelines for Section 1959 Prosecutions 9-110.815 Prosecution Memorandum—Section 1959 9-110.816 Post-Indictment Duties—Section 1959 9-110.901 Approval Requirement for Wire Act ============================ 18 U.S. Code Chapter 96 - RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS U.S. Code Notes prev | next https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/part-I/chapter-96 § 1961. Definitions § 1962. Prohibited activities § 1963. Criminal penalties § 1964. Civil remedies § 1965. Venue and process § 1966. Expedition of actions § 1967. Evidence § 1968. Civil investigative demand
Let's take a look at the latest progressive Palestinian talking point and what utter bunk it is. AOC fundamentally does not understand history... and maybe she should zip her lips before spewing nonsense. Sadly, I expect the dumb will continue to flow out. Historian rebukes liberals portraying Christ as a Palestinian: 'Rips Jesus out of his Jewish context' Scholar calls out AOC for likening Jesus to Palestinians in Gaza https://www.foxnews.com/media/histo...-christ-palestinian-rips-jesus-jewish-context
You can't for years, support the terrorists killing the Jews... and then suddenly try to change course without people noticing. AOC condemns antisemitism she helped bring to the progressive movement https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...she-helped-bring-to-the-progressive-movement/
AOC, other officials sought to speak at pro-Hamas group’s rallies https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-806001
Well...apparently she was denied, because she wasn't seen as extreme enough for them. It's pretty scary seeing people with Hamas/Hezbollah flags in NYC.
It's scarier that many plans to vote for Trump in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election even when he's the guy who did a Muslim ban when he was President and now encouraging the GOP to ban the Visas of protesting students who are not American citizens and to deport them if they protest again this summer/fall semester at Universities. It makes me wonder if these students know what the fuck they're doing. wrbtrader
The crazies on the left and the crazies on the right...they will flip-flop in the blink of an eye whenever they see what they consider "a movement" that they think they can stamp their name on a movement in hopes the movement becomes monumental in history. wrbtrader