Cases must meet certain criteria, but they tend to carry higher penalties. A racketeering charge is usually pursued by prosecutors who want to try to obtain a higher penalty for the defendant, experts ...

On December 19th, a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted two national leaders of the violent MS-13 street gang and two other members on racketeering charges tied to a series of brutal murders in Queens ...

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The New Jersey Attorney General's Office is dropping its racketeering case against Democratic powerbroker and insurance executive George E. Norcross III, ending its yearslong effort to prosecute ...

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“The murders and shootings alleged in this indictment should shock the conscience of every law-abiding citizen in the city,” U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said. Five Minneapolis homicides — including a ...

The defense attorney for Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine says his client is “completely innocent” of federal racketeering and firearms charges. The rapper, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez, is ...

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ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Tuesday tossed racketeering charges against dozens of defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training ...

A Georgia judge dismissed dozens of racketeering charges Tuesday against protesters who rallied in 2022 and 2023 against a planned $115 million police and firefighter training site in Atlanta dubbed ...