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Reuters reports that the DOJ could charge insurrectionists under RICO.
The law was designed primarily to go after the mafia.
Federal prosecutors are considering whether to use a federal statute designed to take down mafia rings and organized crime to prosecute the rioters responsible for the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, Reuters reports.
The Department of Justice could prosecute the insurrectionists under a law enacted in 1970 known as the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, that was specifically drawn up to allow prosecutors to go after complex mafia and organized crime operations. It also allows them to seize assets obtained through criminal activities like fraud
EXCLUSIVE-U.S. mulls using law designed to prosecute Mafia against Capitol rioters Reuters 2/3/2021
By Mark Hosenball and Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is considering whether to charge members of far-right groups involved in the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol under a federal law usually used against organized crime, according to two law enforcement sources.
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO, enables prosecutors to combat certain ongoing racketeering crimes such as murder, kidnapping, bribery and money laundering. The 1970 statute provides for hefty criminal penalties including up to 20 years in prison and seizure of assets obtained illegally through a criminal enterprise.
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Plutos Sama Holdings Amends Complaint to enforce its rights to Jagex Limited and enjoin .
Plutos Sama Holdings, Inc.February 2, 2021 GMT
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Plutos Sama Holdings, Inc. (PSH), today filed an Amended Complaint for injunctive relief to prevent the purported sale of Jagex Limited to Carlyle, which it alleges is invalid and now a second attempt by Jagex’s former closely held owner, Yan Jinggang, to assert his control over assets he lost to banks through foreclosures dating back to April 17, 2020.
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Plutos Sama Holdings Amends Complaint to enforce its rights to Jagex Limited and enjoin purported sale to Carlyle.
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
Plutos Sama Holdings, Inc. (PSH), today filed an Amended Complaint for injunctive relief to prevent the purported sale of Jagex Limited to Carlyle, which it alleges is invalid and now a second attempt by Jagex’s former closely held owner, Yan Jinggang, to assert his control over assets he lost to banks through foreclosures dating back to April 17, 2020.
Human trafficking busts net many arrests, but convictions prove to be more challenging
Ten days out from the Super Bowl, Tampa Bay law enforcement agencies are preparing to police the shadows â crime hidden from the glow of the game day lights. Their goal: preventing the expected influx of human trafficking, women and children sold for sex.
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Ten days out from the Super Bowl, Tampa Bay law enforcement agencies are preparing to police the shadows â crime hidden from the glow of the game day lights. Their goal: preventing the expected influx of human trafficking, women and children sold for sex.