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Skeletore-full-power t1_iy74agi wrote

i thought rico was usually for organized crime syndicates, drug dealing and money laundering. didn't know rico was used for anything else.

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Dahnlen t1_iy78ecr wrote

It’s for racketeering and for corrupt organizations. Selling the future to boost profits is pretty corrupt.

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pangolin-fucker t1_iy7omuh wrote

Conspiring against government and the citizens is pretty clear too

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unusedusername3 t1_iy8j5u9 wrote

In PR it's usually conspiring with the government against the citizens.

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this_dudeagain t1_iy86zda wrote

Still doesn't fall under RICO.

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isawagoose t1_iy8ferc wrote

Sorry, but I'll take the judgement of the legal team pursuing the case over yours.

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aluminum_oxides t1_iy8jzuc wrote

Oh? Is there a real disagreement here? Would each of you care to bet money on how the case would go?

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NetworkLlama t1_iy80kmq wrote

It is. Most jurisdictions have special forms that have to be completed before a judge will even look at the claims, and the overwhelming majority of cases are dismissed immediately. RICO doesn't mean "these companies do bad things so they should pay." It means "these people colluded in a very specific manner to break specific laws."

The federal government has trouble winning RICO cases with effectively infinite resources and time. This case has almost no chance.

Or, as Popehat says, "It's never RICO."

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PeterSchnapkins t1_iy7yw1n wrote

Racketeering and corrupt organization act ,was expanded to include corrupt politicians, corrupt police departments and streets gangs,this would be the corrupt organization one

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