1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
labwork [276]
3 years ago
14

RICO defines_________as any act or threat involving murder, kidnapping, gambling, arson, robbery, bribery, extortion, or dealing

in narcotic or other dangerous drugs, which is chargeable under State law and punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.
Social Studies
1 answer:
UkoKoshka [18]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

RICO defines <em><u>racketeering activity</u></em> as any act or threat involving murder, kidnapping, gambling, arson, robbery, bribery, extortion, or dealing in narcotic or other dangerous drugs, which is chargeable under State law and punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.

Explanation:

This United States federal law was passed in 1970. The main purpose of the RICO Act is to end organized crime in the country. The law allows the government to convict Mafia groupsvby proving that the group engaged in two or more racketeering activities.

You might be interested in
What were some of the great achievements of the Byzantine Empire?
miv72 [106K]

Answer:

Some of the achievements of the Byzantine empire include protecting Europe from eastern invasions, preserving Greek language, preserving Roman traditions, production of fine art with distinctive style, protecting the Christian Orthodox Church, their cities had plumbing which is still in use, and much more

Explanation:

I hope this helps! looked it up

5 0
3 years ago
One similarity between the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan and the system of feudalism in medieval Europe is that both included?
Ivenika [448]
They both used Decentralized government

They both distribute their governmental power into several locations, to make sure that they reach each corner of the countries while still maintaining control from the central government

These smaller Authorities can enforce their own decision making, but they still have to follow the guidelines from the central government
5 0
3 years ago
What is the conflict theorists explanation of social stratification?
Bumek [7]
Social conflict theorists disagree that social stratification is functional for a society. Instead, they argue that social stratification benefits some at the expense of others. Two theorists, Karl Marx and Max Weber, are the primary contributors to this perspective. Hope it helped. Peace ✌️
4 0
3 years ago
Cause of the English settlers won the war and gained control of most of New England
erik [133]

Metacom was killed and the settlers were helped by other tribes.
4 0
3 years ago
How long does it take to smoke a ham on a pellet grill.
Volgvan

Answer: Generally, your ham will take 10-12 minutes to cook per pound of meat when smoked on a pellet grill at 225°F. So, a 10-pound ham will take about 100-120 minutes to cook, which is 1 hour and 40 minutes or 2 hours.

Explanation:

5 0
2 years ago
Other questions:
  • How were medieval and Renaissance nobles different?
    6·1 answer
  • Which U.S conflict was fought over slavery
    5·1 answer
  • Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the Maryland General Assembly? a It has a House of Delegates. b It has a Senate. c It
    10·1 answer
  • What is the process by which a nation or country is ruled?
    15·1 answer
  • Distinguish between functional and dysfunctional conflict and discuss why people avoid conflict
    11·1 answer
  • How do social stratification, gender, age, race and ethnicity contribute to social inequality?​
    5·1 answer
  • All of the following statements correctly describe a plantation EXCEPT:
    14·2 answers
  • A cold current east of South America​
    9·2 answers
  • Adolescents find fault with parents and authority figures because
    14·1 answer
  • 1. What is geography?
    5·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!