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“There is probable cause that some Jacksonville elected officials violated state law by failing to report as gifts taxpayer-financed outings to football games, concerts and other events BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE PUNISHED.” (emphasis added).
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TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 96--RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS
Sec. 1961. Definitions
As used in this chapter--
(1) ``racketeering activity'' means (A) any act or threat
involving murder, kidnapping, gambling, arson, robbery, bribery,
extortion, dealing in obscene matter, or dealing in a controlled
substance or listed chemical (as defined in section 102 of the
Controlled Substances Act), which is chargeable under State law and
punishable by imprisonment for more than one year; (B) any act which
is indictable under any of the following provisions of title 18,
United States Code: Section 201 (relating to bribery), section 224
(relating to sports bribery), sections 471, 472, and 473 (relating
to counterfeiting), section 659 (relating to theft from interstate
shipment) if the act indictable under section 659 is felonious,
section 664 (relating to embezzlement from pension and welfare
funds), sections 891-894 (relating to extortionate credit
transactions), section 1029 (relating to fraud and related activity
in connection with access devices), section 1084 (relating to the
transmission of gambling information), section 1341 (relating to
mail fraud), section 1343 (relating to wire fraud), section 1344
(relating to financial institution fraud), sections 1461-1465
(relating to obscene matter), section 1503 (relating to obstruction
of justice), section 1510 (relating to obstruction of criminal
investigations), section 1511 (relating to the obstruction of State
or local law enforcement), section 1512 (relating to tampering with
a witness, victim, or an informant), section 1513 (relating to
retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant), section
1951 (relating to interference with commerce, robbery, or
extortion), section 1952 (relating to racketeering), section 1953
(relating to interstate transportation of wagering paraphernalia),
section 1954 (relating to unlawful welfare fund payments), section
1955 (relating to the prohibition of illegal gambling businesses),
section 1956 (relating to the laundering of monetary instruments),
section 1957 (relating to engaging in monetary transactions in
property derived from specified unlawful activity), section 1958
(relating to use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission
of murder-for-hire), sections 2251, 2251A, 2252, and 2258 (relating
to sexual exploitation of children), sections 2312 and 2313
(relating to interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicles),
sections 2314 and 2315 (relating to interstate transportation of
stolen property), section 2321 (relating to trafficking in certain
motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts), sections 2341-2346 (relating
to trafficking in contraband cigarettes), sections 2421-24 (relating
to white slave traffic), (C) any act which is indictable under title
29, United States Code, section 186 (dealing with restrictions on
payments and loans to labor organizations) or section 501(c)
(relating to embezzlement from union funds), (D) any offense
involving fraud connected with a case under title 11 (except a case
under section 157 of that \1\ title), fraud in the sale of
securities, or the felonious manufacture, importation, receiving,
concealment, buying, selling, or otherwise dealing in a controlled
substance or listed chemical (as defined in section 102 of the
Controlled Substances Act), punishable under any law of the United
States, or (E) any act which is indictable under the Currency and
Foreign Transactions Reporting Act.
Sounds like some of this statute might be applicable to the conduct of some members of the current administration of the COJ. Maybe the toothless Harry Shorestein could look into it over drinks with the Mayor.