Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
Jump to navigation Jump to search| Long title | An Act relating to the control of organized crime in the United States |
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| Nicknames | Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 |
| Enacted by | the 91st United States Congress |
| Effective | October 15, 1970 |
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| Public law | 91-452 |
| Statutes at Large | 84 Stat. 922-3 aka 84 Stat. 941 |
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| Titles amended | 18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure |
| U.S.C. sections created | 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–1968 |
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The Hobbs Act
Extortion by fear
The Hobbs Act covers extortionate threats of physical, economic and informational harm (i.e. blackmail). To be "wrongful," a threat of physical violence must instill some degree of duress in the target of the extortion.[2] Furthermore, it is unlikely an economic threat is "wrongful" for Hobbs Act purposes unless a defendant purports to have the power to harm another person economically and that person believes the defendant will use that power to deprive him of something to which he is legally entitled.[3] Finally, in the context of blackmail, a Hobbs Act prosecution is probably proper if there is no nexus between the information the defendant threatens to expose and the defendant's claim against the property of the target.[4]__________________________________________________________
Gil Dozier
Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Gil Dozier, in office from 1976 to 1980, faced indictment with violations of both the Hobbs and the RICO laws. He was accused of compelling companies doing business with his department to make campaign contributions on his behalf. On September 23, 1980, the Baton Rouge-based United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana convicted Dozier of five counts of extortion and racketeering. The sentence of ten years imprisonment, later upgraded to eighteen when other offenses were determined, and a $25,000 fine was suspended pending appeal, and Dozier remained free on bail.[15] He eventually served nearly four years until a presidential commutation freed him in 1986.[16]Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act - Wikipedia
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The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as the RICO Act or simply RICO,
is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal
penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an
ongoing criminal organization.
LAWSUIT CITES PLOT TO WRECK EXPOS
Sarah TalalaySOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL
Also named in the suit, filed under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), are Loria's stepson, Marlins President David Samson, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and President Robert A. DuPuy.
Jim Quinn, a lawyer with New York firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges, representing the partners, said fraud occurred in Loria's initial acquisition of the Expos, in the team swapping and in baseball's plans to contract the Expos. The suit points to Loria issuing a series of cash calls -- a mechanism used to cover losses by calling on all the stakeholders to ante up -- which went unanswered by the partners. That effort led to diluting the partners' stake in the Expos, which fell from 76 percent to about 6 percent under Loria's ownership. The group says Loria and baseball lied about their intentions.
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2002-07-17-0207170093-story.html