Juul’s founders, board of directors and investor Altria will face claims they worked together to deceptively target young people with ads and create a new pipeline of nicotine addicts.
Read more
In a $50 million federal racketeering lawsuit, an associate athletic director at Louisiana State University accuses university officials of retaliating against her for reporting racist remarks and inappropriate sexual behavior by former head football coach Les Miles.
Read more
A federal court in Virginia dismissed Congressman Devin Nunes’ RICO claims against research firm Fusion GPS, finding he failed to show he was directly injured by the defendant acting with the Campaign For Accountability, which made an ethics complaint against him, or that the firm’s creation of a “dossier” about him directly harmed his business as a U.S. representative.
Read more
General Motors claims bribes made by competitor Fiat Chrysler led to increased labor costs that represent a direct harm and give it standing to pursue racketeering claims.
Read more
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that proposed energy surcharges included in Ohio legislation now tainted by the arrest of former House Speaker Larry Householder are a concrete injury that grants standing for residents to pursue racketeering claims against FirstEnergy Corporation.
Read more
Canadian fashion executive Peter Nygard on Friday was denied bail while he fights extradition to the United States to stand trial for sex crimes.
Read more
With a rival operator accusing casino mogul Steve Wynn of bribery, forgery and sexual assault, judges appeared to go all in Monday at oral arguments on the issue of standing.
Read more
The former president of El Salvador’s soccer league appeared in Brooklyn federal court on Friday after being extradited on racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering charges.
Read moreA Southern California developer agreed to pay $1.2 Million to resolve a criminal probe into its relationship with ex-L.A. City Councilman Jose Huizar, who was indicted on racketeering charges. The developer admitted it made $75,000 in pollical contributions in exchange for a reduction of the affordable housing requirement for one of its real estate projects.
Read moreCanadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been indicted on federal racketeering and sex-trafficking charges, New York prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Read more
The rapper Casanova has surrendered to law enforcement following his indictment in a gang-related federal racketeering case, authorities said Thursday.
Read more
Two co-defendants of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder each pleaded guilty Thursday to a single charge of racketeering conspiracy, which could put more pressure on the ousted lawmaker to cut a deal with prosecutors in his bribery case.
Read more
Lawyers for nicotine giants Juul and Altria pulled out all the stops Monday to defeat a multidistrict class action claiming they conspired to get young people hooked on addictive e-cigarettes with deceptive ads and marketing campaigns.
Read more
The ousted speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives pleaded not guilty Thursday to a federal charge of racketeering conspiracy related to a $60 million bribery scheme involving the billion-dollar bailout of nuclear power plants.
Read more
In a case that will determine if cities across the nation can sue drugmakers, distributors and pharmacies on civil conspiracy claims related to the opioid crisis, a lawyer told a federal judge Thursday that drug users, not licensed sellers, are the ones to blame for San Francisco’s opioid problems.
Read moreA woman who claims a Petland franchise sells sick puppies at high prices and uses veterinarians to hide the illnesses in order to dodge warranties on the dogs failed to plausibly allege the existence of a RICO enterprise, the 11th Circuit ruled.
Read moreA federal grand jury added 34 additional criminal charges against Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar on Thursday in an ongoing corruption probe into a massive pay-to-play developer scheme.
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit upheld the fraud conviction of former Washington state auditor Troy X. Kelley, who was charged with stealing $2.9 million when he ran a mortgage services company from 2005 to 2008.
Read moreA federal RICO class action accuses the International Union United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers, and FCA fka Chrysler Group of “conspiring in a bribery scheme to defraud plaintiffs out of wages, benefits and seniority,” by providing by millions of dollars in prohibited payments and things of value to union officers in exchange for concessions and advantages in negotiations.
Read moreA federal judge in Detroit ruled Wednesday that sweetheart deals motor conglomerate Fiat Chrysler got from the United Auto Workers by bribing their leaders hurt workers first and competitors second, dismissing a suit brought against the company by General Motors.
Read more