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Justice matters.

(6,925 posts)
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 08:27 PM Jul 2022

RICO case: $250+ Million racket across multiple States based on lies and threats

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) of 1970 seeks to strengthen the legal tools in evidence gathering by establishing new penal prohibitions and providing enhanced sanctions and new remedies for dealing with the unlawful activities of those engaged in organized crime.


Threats of violence across multiple States. Witness tampering still not addressed.
So, when ... (?)

Why a mob boss who figured out how to defraud millions by just registering as a member of the most corrupt political party and wreak havoc to the Constitution should be allowed to keep his racket going? Because he's a mob boss engaged in politics?

The longer the obvious racket of lies and threats continues without accountability, the more the danger to human lives keeps on growing.
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RICO case: $250+ Million racket across multiple States based on lies and threats (Original Post) Justice matters. Jul 2022 OP
Charge every single federal, state and local Republican elected official under RICO MichMan Jul 2022 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2022 #2
Correction: (orange mob boss didn't figure it out by himself) Justice matters. Jul 2022 #3
Said the same hours ago AKwannabe Jul 2022 #4
Whatever happened with that RICO speacialist Cheezoholic Jul 2022 #5
I won't be surprised if DA Willis hits him with RICO charges tulipsandroses Jul 2022 #6
I get that Cheezoholic Jul 2022 #7

MichMan

(11,900 posts)
1. Charge every single federal, state and local Republican elected official under RICO
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 09:31 PM
Jul 2022

and arrest all of them at once for being members of a criminal enterprise.

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Justice matters.

(6,925 posts)
3. Correction: (orange mob boss didn't figure it out by himself)
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 11:04 PM
Jul 2022

Way too dumb for that.

Someone told him the POTUS can't be prosecuted for his crimes while in office, according to the Nixon-era OLC's memo (never challenged since). And someone told him any former POTUS will not be found guilty of any crime by a hung Jury, or that appeals up to a partisan SC will set him free...

His name starts with a P and ends with a n...

Cheezoholic

(2,016 posts)
5. Whatever happened with that RICO speacialist
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 11:16 PM
Jul 2022

That was brought in early in the Ga investigation? Just curious, haven't heard anything since.

tulipsandroses

(5,122 posts)
6. I won't be surprised if DA Willis hits him with RICO charges
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 11:50 PM
Jul 2022

Some folks are upset with her for RICO charges against well known rappers. She is proving that she is marching to the beat of her own drum. The rapper RICO case, and a previous case where she prosecuted teachers in a cheating scandal, takes away arguments about her playing politics and going after chump. Nope. She’s an equal opportunity will lock your ass up of you committed a crime in her jurisdiction.

Cheezoholic

(2,016 posts)
7. I get that
Wed Jul 13, 2022, 12:05 AM
Jul 2022

But it was widely publicized very early on that she brought in a high profile RICO specialist prosecutor to guide investigations into repuke election meddling. I cant remember the name but it was looked on by many as a big deal at the time.

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