3.extortion- the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) felony- a serious crime (such as murder or arson) blackmail- extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information tribute,protection- payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in...
that involve a "racket". A racket, being some sort of scheme organized toextract illegal profits. It is usually used in reference to patterns of illegal activity specified in the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). This is a U.S. federal law that makes it illegal ...
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Yourlawyer may charge by the hour if you’re dealing with charges of financial crime. White-collar crime, such asinsurance and healthcare fraud, is non-violent by definition, but the penalties for such crimes can still be severe. In addition to various forms of fraud, white-collar crime ...
Legal defenses to gang charges under both California and federal law include (but are not limited to) taking the position that: you didn’t commit the underlying crimes you are accused of; you weren’t a member of a gang; the gang doesn’t meet the definition of a “criminal street gan...
Under Wisconsin law, it is afelony(Class G felony) for aprohibited personto possess afirearm, or for another person to provide a firearm to aprohibited person. What is a firearm? Definition Of A Firearm In Wisconsin The Court of Appeals of Wisconsin defined "firearm" in thepossession of ...
Federal law contains a number of such restrictions, each of which applies to different entities and supplies, and imposes somewhat different requirements. Some of these restrictions have, however, been waived pursuant to the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). The Buy American Act of 1933 is the ...
The government responded vigorously to allegations of white racists burning black churches in the South. When publicity about the church burnings reached a peak in June 1996, President Clinton created the National Church Arson Task Force... CB Strain 被引量: 0发表: 2008年 FBI hate crimes statis...
A senior official from the influential Arakan National Party criticised the decision to accept the Rohingya and abolish the citizenship law as ‘rushed moves’. A spokesperson for the Arakan Liberation Party also criticised the move, accusing the NUG of ‘leaving out Rakhine leaders’ in its decisi...