Racketeering
Racketeering er et centralt begreb i amerikansk strafferet og betegner deltagelse i en vedvarende kriminel virksomhed gennem et mønster af alvorlige lovovertrædelser. Begrebet er tæt forbundet med RICO-loven og anvendes typisk i sager om organiseret kriminalitet.
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