racketeering
Computer Criminal Faces 20 Years for Drug Dealing
The CEO of Canada-based Phantom Secure faces up to 20 years in prison and must forfeit more than $80 million for conspiring to use encrypted devices to distribute more than 450 kilos of cocaine, and other illegal drugs around the world.
Read moreWeinstein RICO Case Against the Ropes in New York
One of the sprawling class actions that accuses The Weinstein Co. and Miramax executives of enabling years of sexual misconduct by producer Harvey Weinstein took an inauspicious turn Wednesday at a hearing in federal court.
Read moreAnkle Bracelets
A federal class action accuses Alameda County and Leaders in Community Alternatives of racketeering, for allowing Leaders to “extort money” by charging $25.50 a day for court-ordered GPS or alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelets.
Read moreEx-Dallas Superintendent Sued Over School-Bus Bribery
The defunct Dallas County Schools bus agency sued its former superintendent and a stop-arm vendor, claiming they orchestrated a massive pay-to-play bribery conspiracy that bilked taxpayers out of $125 million.
Read moreJudge Tosses Dakota Access RICO Claims Against Nonprofit
A federal judge dismissed Energy Transfer Partners’ criminal racketeering claims against a nonprofit that wrote letters to banks asking them not to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline, though Energy Transfer’s claims against Greenpeace and Earth First! are still pending in that lawsuit.
Read moreDemocrats Try to Serve Manafort Racketeering Suit in Prison
While awaiting trial inside a federal prison in Alexandria, Virginia, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort may receive a special delivery from the Democrats: a long-pending federal lawsuit.
Read moreSlain Police Officers
The Dallas Fallen Officer Foundation brought a federal complaint against the Dallas Police Association, saying the latter diverted donations that were meant for the foundation in honor of the police officers killed by a sniper on July 7, 2016.
Read moreKim Dotcom Loses Latest Legal Bid to Avoid US Extradition
Flamboyant internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his former colleagues have lost their latest bid to avoid extradition to the U.S. to face criminal charges.
Read moreGoogle Dodges Architect’s Claims of Stolen Inventions
A federal judge dismissed racketeering claims brought by an inventor who claimed Google used nondisclosure agreements to rip off his trade secrets for its own profit.
Read moreNew Weinstein RICO Suit Adds Political Intrigue
Three women, one of whom says Harvey Weinstein raped her, joined the lengthy list Friday of accusers bringing federal anti-racketeering charges against the indicted producer.
Read more83 Mexican Mafia Members Face Racketeering Charges
More than 500 law enforcement officers participated in an operation Wednesday targeting 32 members of the Mexican Mafia who controlled drug smuggling, narcotics sales and the extortion of prisoners inside the Los Angeles County jail system.
Read moreAbbreviated Ponzi Case Argued at Third Circuit
Attorneys for title insurers accused of furthering a Ponzi scheme for nine months argued Monday at the Third Circuit that conduct must last at least a year to trigger civil racketeering charges.
Read moreWould-Be Judge Killer Looks at Life in Prison
A federal jury Thursday convicted of a man of all 17 counts of fraud and racketeering, including the attempted murder of Texas state Judge Julie Kocurek.
Read moreLawyers in GMO Corn Cases Accused of Unfair Fee Scheme
A class of more than 60,000 farmers claim they were tricked into agreeing to pay an unfair amount of attorney fees in their cases against agribusiness giant Syngenta over its genetically modified corn.
Read moreThree Charged With Bribery in Alabama Over Diabetes Care
A federal indictment unsealed Monday claims the founder of Trina Health bribed a former Republican Alabama lawmaker in an effort to force the state’s largest insurer to cover the specialized diabetes treatment his clinics provided.
Read moreJudge Guts Teachers’ Claims Against Student Loan Servicer
A federal judge on Monday rejected the racketeering claims of teachers who said in a class action that one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers illegally converted teaching grants into loans.
Read moreFiat Chrysler Must Face Emissions-Cheating Claims
A federal judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a nationwide class action accusing Fiat Chrysler of selling more than 100,000 “EcoDiesel” trucks tainted with emissions-cheating software.
Read moreNew Mexico Sues Vivint Solar for Its Sunny Promises
New Mexico on Thursday accused solar power company Vivint of defrauding customers through unconscionable business practices, racketeering, and clouding titles to its customers’ homes.
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