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To: bosquedog who wrote (81199)	11/18/2000 3:30:52 PM
From: JamesB	Respond to of 769670

That is incorrect..you are possibly referring to "deceptive trade practices". RICO is Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations act.

To: bosquedog who wrote (81199)	11/18/2000 3:37:23 PM
From: Frank Griffin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

This is the article I was quoting from: Chicago Tribune: "Daley has More to Lose Than Gore." John Kass' column pointed out that new US Attorneys in a Bush Admin. mean the Daley brothers are vulnerable to indictments for theft and corruption and RICO... Only small time pols are going down in Chicago. Tame US Attorney ignores Daley corruption. John Kass is the guy who took Mike Royko's space. Cheers...

To: bosquedog who wrote (81199)	11/18/2000 7:03:39 PM
From: Kurthend	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

>>The RICO act does not deal with indictments as far as I know.>> For anybody to be charged under the RICO statue the underlying offense has to be criminal. In short, RICO is a tool to be used by a U.S. Attorney's Office to try individuals involved in a continuing criminal enterprise. What you are referring to (three times actual damage) has nothing to do with the RICO statue. To be convicted in a criminal court (federal level) one of two things must occur. Either the defendant waives indictment and pleads guilty to an "information" or the individual is indicted and the individual stands trial in front of a jury or judge (the defendant has that option of either a jury trial or a trial by a judge). If you are charged under the RICO statue you are violating criminal law.