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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYES!!!!!! Rachel FINALLY mentioned that the Cohen plea deal
explicitly reserves the right of the prosecutors to still go after him under the RICO statutes, i.e, RACKETEERING.
I kept hearing people say that SDNY was done with him, that he wouldn't be prosecuted by them for anything else, and I kept thinking, "but what about that sentence about the RICO statute?"
Finally someone confirms I didn't misread it.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211029038
18 U.S.C. 1961 is a racketeering statute. IOW, they seem to be reserving the possibility of prosecuting him for racketeering.
Or am I misreading that?
Also, reading the plea agreement itself, there appear to be several possible OTHER participants in what looks like a campaign-finance conspiracy, including the news media corporation, an agent, an editor, and "the company" that reimbursed Cohen and even paid him a "bonus" -- i.e., the Trump corporation.
I wonder if any of them are facing charges now.
2naSalit
(86,751 posts)I knew it would be over a year ago. I won't be able to see it until later, thanks for headzup!
pnwmom
(108,990 posts)MaryMagdaline
(6,856 posts)Marcuse
(7,504 posts)Princess Turandot
(4,787 posts)That specification makes it clear that the Feds have not prosecuted them for RICO violations to date.
If NYS believes that the activities of Cohen & Friends & Ex-Friends rise to a violation of the state's Enterprise Corruption law - New York's version of a Rico statute - does this help NYS prosecutors get around the state's double jeopardy rule (which precludes them from prosecuting someone who has already been tried in Federal Court on the same charges).
uponit7771
(90,348 posts)... charges someone has been found not guilty of in a federal trial.
Also
The person who held out ... MIGHT ... have helped the state in case Red Don pardons or commutes Cohen's sentence in that since Cohen wasn't acquitted he can be brought up on state charges that the jury hung on.
triron
(22,011 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)Lordy, let it be News Corp.........
I'm assuming that refers to American Media incorporated (the parent company of the national Enquirer) which is involved in count 7 of his plea (the payment to karen mcdougal).
pnwmom
(108,990 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)One can dream, though......
Great to see the Enquirer getting some comeuppance after many years of abusing our freedom of press. Sort of the Faux News of the tabloid stand in the Dollar Store.
Cha
(297,503 posts)for keeping us informed!