1.   But it also extends to other areas of the law, like business claims under U.S. antitrust, securities and racketeering laws.

2.   Congress plainly intended forfeiture of assets to operate as punishment for criminal conduct in violation of the federal drug and racketeering laws, not as a separate substantive offense.

3.   Federal prosecutors said it could be the first child prostitution case in the nation to be prosecuted under federal racketeering laws.

4.   For instance, Russia has no racketeering law allowing criminal bosses to be prosecuted on conspiracy charges and allowing criminal assets to be seized.

5.   Getnick and his firm, home of the noted racketeering law expert G. Robert Blakey, guided the team in acquiring appropriate evidence, and doing it legally.

6.   He became a drug dealer, and his conviction for cocaine dealing was upheld in an aspect of the case that did not involve the racketeering law.

7.   He has recommended measures that would expand the ability of federal law enforcement officials to wiretap suspected terrorists and expand the reach of federal racketeering laws to include terrorists.

8.   In addition to the skepticism of neighbors, defense lawyers are concerned about the increasing use of racketeering laws.

9.   In the South Bronx, authorities have used federal racketeering laws to clear a gang off the streets.

10.   Like the racketeering law, usually known as RICO, numerous other laws limit federal jurisdiction to activities that affect interstate commerce.