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Racketeering
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Federal Defenders of New York Blog
Panel affirms R. Kelly’s RICO and Mann Act convictions and 30-year prison sentence; Judge Sullivan objects to “windfall” restitution of brand-name medication for herpes-infected victim.
Judge Chin’s opinion in United-States-v.-Robert-Sylvester-Kelly, 2d Cir. No. 22-1481 (L) (Feb. 12, 2025), joined almost entirely by Judges Carney and Sullivan, affirms the singer R. Kelly’s conviction for RICO and…
Budding Trends
Wait? My CBD Business May Be Racketeering? A Potential Existential Crisis We Have Been Warning About
Even the most responsible hemp operator should understand that it operates in a world full of risk. But I doubt many of them believe they might be accused of racketeering.…
Antitrust, Competition and Trade
Alleged CEQA Abuse not Actionable under RICO Says Ninth Circuit
By Sarah Nagle, Samuel D. Bacal-Graves, Tina Thomas
In Relevant Grp., LLC v. Nourmand (9th Cir. Sep. 5, 2024, No. 23-55574) 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 22559, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals narrowed the applicability of Racketeer Influenced and…
All About Advertising Law
Medical Marijuana and Dewberry: The Supreme Court Tackles RICO and Lanham Act Claims
By Leonard L. Gordon, Liz Clark Rinehart, Kyle Keraga
It's October and, in addition to playoff baseball, that means the Supreme Court is back in session. The Court has chosen to hear arguments in two cases with significant ramifications…
Simple Justice
Crimes Of The Wealthy
Forget the twinkie defense. The new hip defense is the “family man defense,” raised according to Jessica Grouse in the New York Times to sanitize Sean “Puff Daddy,” etc., Combs’…
FCPA Professor
The Curious Case Against Dmitry Firtash (And Others)
By Mike Koehler
Ten years ago, in April 2014, the DOJ announced the unsealing of a criminal indictment charging six individuals “with participating in an alleged international racketeering conspiracy involving bribes of state and central…
Appellate Advocacy Blog
Lessons from the Fani Willis Disqualification Hearing in Fulton County, Georgia
Over the past few weeks, Judge Scott McAfee has presided over a hearing in which former President Donald Trump’s lawyers are seeking to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis…
Religion Clause
Former Editor of Yiddish Children’s Magazine Sues Rabbinical Courts and Others Under RICO and Sherman Act
Suit was filed last month in a New York federal bankruptcy court against several rabbinical courts, rabbis, and other defendants charging Sherman Act and RICO violations. Plaintiff was the co-owner…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Liberty, Liberty, Li-ber-ty
By Chip Merlin
Last night, the Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (FAPIA) threw a costume party that was a hit! My partner, the stunning Donice Krueger, and I dressed up as Doug…
Criminal
Sydney Powell, legal adviser to former Prez Trump, cuts plea deal to avoid incarceration in Georgia election prosecution
As reported in this new AP piece, "Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the…