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I referred to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act passed by Congress in 1970.
Spider Bones Kathy Reichs 2010
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It refers to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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It refers to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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The class-action lawsuit filed Thursday in Montana U.S. District Court, makes claims of "fraud, deceit, breach of contract, RICO Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act violations, unjust enrichment."
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In his law-firm biography, Mr. Weingarten is described as having a practice that includes "complex criminal matters in both state and federal courts," including cases involving public corruption, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, bank fraud, bribery, government procurement fraud, antitrust, health-care fraud, and tax and securities fraud.
Goldman Chief, Executives Hire Outside Lawyers Amid Probes Liz Moyer 2011
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The group filed a joint lawsuit in June in federal court in New Orleans, accusing Mr. Sciortino and his company of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act RICO, a law created four decades ago to prosecute the Mafia.
This Summer, a Snowball Fight Heats Up in Louisiana Shalini Ramachandran 2011
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The suit claims that MERS and the banks violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a law originally passed to pursue organized crime.
Ellen Brown: Time to Break Up the Too-Big-to-Fail Banks? Ellen Brown 2010
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The suit charged him with “conspiring to interfere and interfering with business relationships,” as well as “extortion, defamation, fraudulent misrepresentation, and violations of the Florida Antitrust Act and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act.”
Think Progress » Wall Street Republicans Form ‘Action Tank’ To Push Corporate Agenda 2010
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The suit claims that MERS and the banks violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a law originally passed to pursue organized crime.
Ellen Brown: Time to Break Up the Too-Big-to-Fail Banks? Ellen Brown 2010
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Sodexo filed a lawsuit in March under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, alleging that the SEIU conspired to extort Sodexo by threatening financial damage unless the company submitted to union organizing via cards, rather than secret-ballot elections.
SEIU to End Sodexo Campaign Kris Maher 2011
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