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pattern of racketeering activity

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A quick definition of pattern of racketeering activity:

A pattern of racketeering activity is when people do bad things over and over again, like stealing or hurting others, as part of a group that is organized to do these things. This is against the law and can be very dangerous. The government has a law called RICO to stop this kind of activity.

A more thorough explanation:

A pattern of racketeering activity refers to two or more related criminal acts that either amount to or pose a threat of continued criminal activity. This term comes from the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Racketeering is a system of organized crime that typically involves extorting money from businesses through intimidation, violence, or other illegal methods. It can also refer to a pattern of illegal activity, such as bribery, extortion, fraud, and murder, carried out as part of an enterprise owned or controlled by those engaged in the illegal activity.

For example, a group of individuals may engage in a pattern of racketeering activity by extorting money from local businesses, committing fraud, and engaging in illegal gambling. These criminal acts are related and pose a threat of continued criminal activity.

The federal RICO statute greatly broadened the definition of racketeering activity to include activities such as mail fraud and securities fraud. This means that individuals or organizations engaging in these types of criminal activity can also be charged with racketeering.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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