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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?

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[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

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)%20(A)%20%22,beverages%20in%20violation%20of%20Code

Hopefully that link works, the text of the law is fairly clear as far as legal texts go.