Battling Corruption

Criminal Charges that you may have against Corrupt Government Officials and Others

Our best hope, perhaps our only hope, to get judicial corruption and government corruption addressed is by filing crimial charges with our local grand juries.

Here is an analysis of various criminal statutes that may be applicable to your case....

Research the state statutes for the crimes that you feel were committed.  Note the statutes as you will need to cite them.  Identify the specific federal and state statutes that you believe were violated and the names of the people who violated each.

Honest Services Fraud -- 18 U.S.C. § 1346 -- Read about Honest Services Fraud

 RICO (Organized Crime) -- 18 U.S.C. § 1961 - 1968  (See if your state has a state RICO Act.  If so, that may be your most important charge.)  Previous article on RICO.

Obstruction of Justice and Witness Tampering -- 18 U.S.C. § 1503 -- Read about Obstruction of Justice

Criminal Judicial Misconduct

False Statements to State -- Your State statute, for example,  O.C.G.A. 16-10-20

Tampering with Evidence -- Your State statute, for example, Georgia: O.C.G.A. 16-10-94

18 U.S.C. § 1341 -- Mail Fraud and 18 U.S.C. 1346 (honest services)

18 U.S.C. § 1001 -- False Swearing -- Making False Statements

Perjury -- 18 U.S.C. § 1623

Perjury -- Your State statute, for examole, Georgia: O.C.G.A. 16-10-70

Conspiracy to Defraud United States -- 18 U.S.C. § 371

Subornation of Perjury -- 18 USC § 1622

Subornation of Perjury -- Your State statute, for example, Georgia: O.C.G.A. 16-10-72

Subornation of Perjury -- Your State statute, for example, Georgia: O.C.G.A. 16-10-93

Witness Tampering -- Your State statute, for example, Georgia: O.C.G.A. 16-10-93

Misprision of Felony -- 18 U.S.C. 4

[NOTE: O.C.G.A. applies to Georgia only.  Research these same violations for your state -- Here's an index to make it easy.]

I am not an attorney.  I imagine there are other statutes that have been broken.

Some Other Possible Statutes:

Bribery -- 18 U.S.C. 201-227

Conspiracy Against Rights -- 18 U.S. C. 241

Deprivation of Rights under Color of Law -- 18 U.S.C. 242

Fraud by Wire, Radio, or Television -- 18 U.S.C. 1343 and 1346 (honest services)

Attempt and Conspiracy to Commit Fraud -- 18 U.S.C. 1349

Theft or Alteration of Record or Process; False Bail -- 18 U.S.C. 1506

Obstruction of Court Orders -- 18 U.S.C. 1509

Tampering with a Witness, Victim, or an Informant -- 18 U.S.C. 1512 

Gratuity, 18 U.S.C. § 201(c)

Extortion (color of law), 18 U.S.C. § 1951

Theft of Government Property, 18 U.S.C. § 641

Theft by Government Officials, 18 U.S.C. § 654

Bribery or Theft in Programs receiving Federal Funds, 18 U.S.C. § 666 

Money Laundering, 18 U.S.C. §1956

Tax Fraud (evasion, failure to file, filing a false return), 26 U.S.C. §§ 7201, 7203, and 7206 (1)). Notify IRS early so they can join the investigation.

Drug Trafficking, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841, 846 (common in police corruption cases) conflict of interest, 18 U.S.C. §§ 203, 205, 207, 208, and 209 (not commonly used as stand-alone charges)

State RICO Statutes:

If your state has a RICO Act, study carefully the predicate acts.  These are crimes that must have been committed for RICO to be applicable.  Those state and federal statutes will be the key ones for you. 

See Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dep't of Justice, Local Prosecution of Organized Crime: The Use of State RICO Statutes 3 (1993). See generally, Arizona Racketeering Act, Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-2301 to -2318 (1998); California Control of Profits of Organized Crime Act, Cal. Penal Code §§ 186-186.8 (West 1998); Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 18-17-101 to -109 (West 1999); Corrupt Organizations and Racketeering Act (CORA), Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 53-393 to -403 (West 1994 & Supp. 1999); Delaware Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, §§ 1501-1511 (1995 & Supp. 1998); Florida RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act), Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 895.01-.09 (West 1994 & Supp. 1999); Civil Remedies for Criminal Practices Act, Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 772.101-.190 (West 1997 & Supp. 1999); Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 16-14-1 to -15 (Harrison 1998 & Supp. 1999); Organized Crime Act, Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 842-1 to -12 (1993 & Supp. 1998); Racketeering Act, Idaho Code §§ 18-7801 to -7805 (1997 & Supp. 1999); Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Act, 725 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. § 175/1-9 (West 1992 & Supp. 1999); Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Ind. Code Ann. §§ 35-45-6-1 to -2 (Michie 1998); Louisiana Racketeering Act, La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 15:1351-1356 (West 1992 & Supp. 1999); Criminal Enterprises Act, Mich. Stat. Ann. §§ 28.356F-.356X (Law. Co-op. 1999); Minn. Stat. Ann. §§ 609.901-.912 (West Supp. 1999); Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, Miss. Code Ann. §§ 97-43-1 to 11 (1994); Racketeering Act, Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 207.350-.520 (Michie 1997 & Supp. 1997); New Jersey RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act, N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 2C:41-1 to -6.2 (West 1995); Racketeering Act, N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 30-42-1 to -6 (Michie 1997 & Supp. 1999); Organized Crime Control Act, N.Y. Penal Law §§ 460.00-.80 (McKinney 1989 & Supp. 1999); North Carolina Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 75D-1 to -14 (1990 & Supp. 1998); Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, N.D. Cent. Code §§ 12.1-06.1-01 to .1-08 (1997); Ohio Corrupt Activities Act, Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 2923.31-.36 (Anderson 1996 & Supp. 1998); Oklahoma Corrupt Organizations Prevention Act, Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 22, §§ 1401-1419 (West Supp. 2000); Oregon Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 166.715-.735 (1997); Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 911 (West 1998); Rhode Island Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Statute, R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 7-15-1 to -11 (1992 & Supp. 1998); Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act of 1989, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 39-12-201 to -210 (1997); Pattern of Unlawful Activity Act, Utah Code Ann. §§ 76-10-1601 to -1609 (1995 & Supp. 1996); Criminal Profiteering Act, Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §§ 9A.82.001-.904 (West 1988 & Supp. 1999); Wisconsin Organized Crime Control Act, Wis. Stat. Ann. §§ 946.80-.88 (West 1996 & Supp. 1998).

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ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE LAWS IN YOUR STATE:

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William M. Windsor

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