Sentences with phrase «under racketeering»

I just noted that environmental activists are ramping up a social media campaign against energy giant Exxon Mobil, as the Attorneys General for 17 states are looking to nail that company under racketeering statutes.

Meanwhile, lawmakers, presidential candidates, climate scientists and environmentalists increasingly are calling for federal investigations of Exxon under racketeering and securities fraud statutes.

Georgia prohibits payday loans under racketeering laws.

Not exact matches

Singled out for criticism are a handful of «outsiders»: 32BJ's Mike Fishman («sued for racketeering»), WFP Executive Director Dan Cantor («under investigation by the FBI for voter fraud» — not anymore, as of today), Sen. Liz Krueger and Bill Samuels («millionaire puppet masters who don't care about our community»).

Astorino has decried the advertising as false and nasty, especially the ad in which he's accused of racketeering, the basis of which came from a lawsuit filed by a colorful Westchester County businessman now under indictment for fraud.

Of course, the criminal elements within the NPP have already taken «position», to engage in visa racketeering and the extortion of monies from poor party foot soldiers under the guise of sending them to Russia from where they can cross over into Europe.

The purpose of dating Under the grand jury indictment, Saipov, 29, now faces eight counts of murder in aid of racketeering — all of which carry the potential for life in

The alleged pattern of racketeering in this case is mail and wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. Â § Â § 1341 and 1343.

Just ask Peter Gleick, or ask the tobacco companies convicted under RICO, how easy it is to drift into «patterns of racketeering activity» with «specific intent to defraud».

And that enviro - activists» collective accusation against skeptic climate scientists might backfire under tough scrutiny, potentially exposing them — Shabecoff, Gelbspan, Naomi Oreskes, «Greenpeace USA née Ozone Action,» and Al Gore — as people engaging in the kind of racketeering action they claim is being done by the fossil fuel companies?

Considering the list of activities that are covered under RICO, it is also possible that the case can be made that the IPCC and other «members» of the consensus are guilty of racketeering and fraud = for benefit of the individual person committing i.e., financial gain, using propaganda to extend personal power.

where he argues against calls for the government to investigate climate change skeptics under the federal racketeering law.

Lawmakers, presidential candidates, environmentalists and climate scientists have recently begun calling for investigations of Exxon under federal racketeering and securities laws.

In 2015, IGES, with Shukla as its president, fell under congressional investigation for violating non-profit law with «partisan political activity» by «requesting a RICO («racketeering influenced and corrupt organization») investigation of companies and organizations that disagree with the Obama administration on climate change,» according to the House Science, Space and Technology committee.

Last March, through numerous state open records requests, E&E Legal uncovered emails showing that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman formed a secret coalition of several other states» attorneys general (AGs) and prominent green activists to use the criminal justice system to target organizations that question the climate change agenda under fraud and racketeering laws.

In State courts of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties we've been involved in well over a thousand cases and tried to jury verdict cases ranging from first degree capital murder where the death penalty is being sought, sexual battery, drug trafficking, violations of probation, domestic violence and racketeering to misdemeanor criminal charges including driving while under the influence and driving while license suspended.

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