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Criminal Government Health Regional 

Three Charged With Bribery in Alabama Over Diabetes Care

April 3, 2018April 4, 2018 DANIEL JACKSON
Alabama, bribery, diabetes, diseases, Fraud, indictment, Insurance, lobbying, racketeering

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.

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Education Government National 

Judge Guts Teachers’ Claims Against Student Loan Servicer

March 19, 2018March 20, 2018 MATT REYNOLDS
Betsy Devos, Class Action, contract, Department of Education, racketeering, student loans, teachers

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.

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Business Consumers Environment 

Fiat Chrysler Must Face Emissions-Cheating Claims

March 16, 2018March 19, 2018 NICHOLAS IOVINO
automotive, Class Action, emissions, racketeering

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. 

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Business Energy 

New Mexico Sues Vivint Solar for Its Sunny Promises

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 VICTORIA PRIESKOP
New Mexico, racketeering, Solar power

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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Criminal Trials 

Baltimore Police Found Guilty in Massive Corruption Probe

February 13, 2018February 14, 2018 DANIEL W. STAPLES
Baltimore, conspiracy, corruption, drugs, Police, racketeering, theft, verdict

A jury convicted two Baltimore detectives on Monday evening of what has been called the country’s worst police-corruption scandal.

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Business Courts 

State Farm Must Face Claims It Helped Elect Favorable Judge

February 8, 2018February 9, 2018 MATT REYNOLDS
campaign finance, Class Action, Elections, Illinois, Insurance, judges, racketeering

A federal judge refused to throw out a racketeering lawsuit claiming State Farm spent up to $4 million on the campaign of an Illinois judge who later voted to overturn a $1 billion award to the insurance giant’s policyholders.

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Criminal Health 

Pharmacist in Meningitis Outbreak Gets 8 Years in Prison

February 1, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fraud, Massachusetts, pharmaceuticals, racketeering, sentencing

A Massachusetts pharmacist convicted for his role in a deadly 2012 meningitis outbreak fought through sobs as he apologized to victims and their families Wednesday before being sentenced to eight years in prison.

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Criminal 

More ‘Shrimp Boy’ Chow Crime Associates Sentenced

January 9, 2018 MARIA DINZEO
Gangs, racketeering, San Francisco, sentencing

Eight people rounded up in an FBI sting alongside Chinese crime boss Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow were sentenced by a federal judge Tuesday to jail terms ranging from one to seven years for their roles in Chow’s racketeering, drug trafficking and money laundering enterprise.

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Business Economy Financial Securities 

Patriarch Partners Beats RICO Claim Thanks to Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

January 3, 2018January 4, 2018 LORRAINE BAILEY
racketeering, slr1

A group of funds managed by Patriarch Partners cannot assert a RICO claim against the investment firm for allegedly falsifying reports on the health of collateralized loans in order to funnel money to itself.

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Appeals Criminal 

RICO Murder

December 28, 2017January 2, 2018 ROBERT KAHN
Brief, murder, Ninth Circuit, racketeering

The Ninth Circuit, in an unpublished opinion, vacated the RICO murder conviction of Rondale Young and remanded it for a new trial, due to abuse of his civil rights.

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Courts Criminal International Trials 

Jury Acquits Peruvian Defendant in FIFA Bribery Case

December 26, 2017January 2, 2018 AMANDA OTTAWAY
acquittal, bribery, corruption, FIFA, money laundering, racketeering, soccer, South America

A federal jury acquitted a Peruvian former soccer official Tuesday morning after deliberating on his case separately, a holiday weekend after it convicted his two co-defendants in the FIFA bribery scandal.

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Criminal Sports Trials 

Former FIFA Officials Napout, Marin Guilty of Corruption

December 22, 2017December 22, 2017 AMANDA OTTAWAY
bribery, Brooklyn, conspiracy, FIFA, money laundering, NYC, racketeering, soccer, South America, verdict

A federal jury convicted two former soccer officials from South America on Friday of corrupting FIFA, the sport’s international governing body.

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Courts Government Regional 

Class Accuses Arizona Utility of Bribery & Fraud

December 20, 2017 SCOTT BUFFON
Arizona, bribery, Class Action, racketeering, utilities

Customers of an Arizona water utility claim in court the company’s owner bribed a state regulator for clearance to charge excessive prices.

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Technology 

Online Racketeering

December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 ROBERT KAHN
Arizona, Brief, Fraud, racketeering

Alleging violations of federal anti-racketeering law in Maricopa County Court, the Arizona attorney general says Networkx Online Solutions has run a fraudulent work-from-home scheme for years.

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Business Financial Law 

Independent Pharmacy Says Giant Insurer Shuts It Out

December 19, 2017December 20, 2017 CAMERON LANGFORD
antitrust, health care, Insurance, pharmaceuticals, racketeering, unfair competition

A pharmacy owner claims in a federal antitrust lawsuit the nation’s largest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group, is trying to squeeze it out of the $100 billion specialty drug business.

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Criminal International Sports Trials 

Jury to Begin Deliberations Friday in FIFA Bribery Trial

December 14, 2017December 15, 2017 AMANDA OTTAWAY
bribery, corruption, FIFA, Fraud, money laundering, racketeering, soccer

In closing arguments to a Brooklyn jury Thursday, a federal prosecutor refuted claims by three separate teams of defense lawyers who said their clients had nothing to do with the widespread corruption that has tainted international soccer for decades.

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Criminal International Sports Trials 

Prosecutors in FIFA Trial Urge Jurors to Convict Ex-Soccer Bosses

December 13, 2017 AMANDA OTTAWAY
bribery, corruption, evidence, FIFA, money laundering, racketeering, soccer

On the first day of closing arguments Wednesday in a high-profile FIFA bribery trial, defense attorneys accused prosecutors of overreach in their indictments of three South American former soccer officials charged with money laundering, wire fraud and racketeering.

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Criminal Regional 

Wine Country Hells Angels Indicted on Racketeering Charges

November 20, 2017November 21, 2017 MATTHEW RENDA
drugs, Gangs, motorcycles, murder, racketeering, Regional2

A federal judge on Monday unsealed the indictment of 11 members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang on charges ranging from murder, racketeering, conspiracy and a bevy of other related crimes.

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Criminal Trials 

Elderly Payday-Loan Scammer Convicted of $220M Fraud

November 16, 2017November 17, 2017 JOSH RUSSELL
Fraud, Law4, NYC, payday loans, racketeering, senior citizens, usury, verdict

A senior citizen who extended payday loans at exorbitant 700 percent interest rates faces prison time after a jury found him guilty of a $220 million fraud.

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Civil Rights Entertainment 

Harvey Weinstein

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 ROBERT KAHN
Brief, Class Action, Hollywood, racketeering, Sexual harassment

A federal RICO class action, apparently the first in this case, accuses Harvey Weinstein and his movie company of sexually abusing aspiring actresses under threats of blacklisting and other retaliation.

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