Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 1959: Violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

This statute prescribes criminal penalties for violent crimes committed in aid of racketeering activity, including murder, kidnapping, maiming, assault, threats, and conspiracies, with sentences ranging from three to life imprisonment.

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for murder, by death or life imprisonment, or a fine under this title, or both; and for kidnapping, by imprisonment for any term of years or for life, or a fine under this title, or both; for maiming, by imprisonment for not more than thirty years or a fine under this title, or both; for assault with a dangerous weapon or assault resulting in serious bodily injury, by imprisonment for not more than twenty years or a fine under this title, or both; for threatening to commit a crime of violence, by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine under this title, or both; for attempting or conspiring to commit murder or kidnapping, by imprisonment for not more than ten years or a fine under this title, or both; and for attempting or conspiring to commit a crime involving maiming, assault with a dangerous weapon, or assault resulting in serious bodily injury, by imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine of 1 under this title, or both. 1 So in original. The word “of” probably should not appear. “racketeering activity” has the meaning set forth in section 1961 of this title ; and “enterprise” includes any partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity, and any union or group of individuals associated in fact although not a legal entity, which is engaged in, or the activities of which affect, interstate or foreign commerce.

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