@moistclump to Explain Like I'm FiveEnglish • 1 year agoELI5: RICOmessage-square10arrow-up149arrow-down14file-text
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I keep seeing references to RICO in the Trump Georgia stuff. What is it and how is it relevant to that case?
minus-square@SkyrmirlinkEnglish32•1 year agoIt’s a law that was used to bring down mob bosses. It makes it illegal to have other people commit crimes for you. https://casetext.com/statute/code-of-georgia/title-16-crimes-and-offenses/chapter-14-racketeer-influenced-and-corrupt-organizations/section-16-14-3-definitions#:~:text=(5) (A) ",beverages in violation of Code Hopefully that link works, the text of the law is fairly clear as far as legal texts go.
It’s a law that was used to bring down mob bosses. It makes it illegal to have other people commit crimes for you.
https://casetext.com/statute/code-of-georgia/title-16-crimes-and-offenses/chapter-14-racketeer-influenced-and-corrupt-organizations/section-16-14-3-definitions#:~:text=(5) (A) ",beverages in violation of Code
Hopefully that link works, the text of the law is fairly clear as far as legal texts go.