Gang busters; prosecutors are turning to powerful federal statutes and some handy local ordinances to stop criminal gangs in their tracks
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Law enforcement tools for combatting gangs have increased in sophistication, with the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and related conspiracy laws the preferred weapons for taking gang leaders off the streets. The Justice Department has since the early 1990s increased the pressure on street gangs with cases filed under these laws. The federal government differs from the states in having the resources to protect and relocate witnesses and can also disperse convicted gang leaders in prisons throughout the US, keeping them from controlling state prison systems.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1998
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Bulwarks stand test of time: landmark statutes provide path through maze of securities law
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The intimidating complexity of securities law developed during the Great Depression when federal legislation first superseded state law in the area. The primary statutes regulating securities include the Securities Act of 1933, 15 USC sections 77a-77aa, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 USC sections 78a-78ll, the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 USC sections 80a-1 through 80a-64, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, sections 80b-1 through 80n-21. Securities law developed through statute, not common law.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1995
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Honest conundrum: application of federal fraud statutes sets 5th Circuit apart
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The honest services theory of federal fraud law has gotten a mixed reception in the courts, and the 5th Circuit has uniquely criticized it in its 1996 decision of United States v. Brumley. The 5th Circuit held that no intangible right existed, and that federal rulings on state officials may be forbidden by the 10th Amendment. While other courts have also backed away from the honest services theory in some cases, the 5th Circuit and other courts have also upheld the theory in other cases.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1997
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