CRIMINAL RICO: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 A Manual for Federal Prosecutors http://www.justice.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/rico.pdf RE: Sections 1512 -1513 (relating to witness/victim/informant tampering or retaliating against a witness, victim or informant) United States v. Gotti, 459 F.3d 296, 342-43 (2d Cir. 2006), cert. denied, 127 S. Ct. 3001 (2007); Mruz v. Caring, Inc., 991 F. Supp. 701 (D.N.J. 1998). EXTORTION UNDER ARKANSAS LAW: Extortion under Arkansas law would be "theft by threat." In the federal system, it would be a racketeering offense . Theft by threat is a class B felony in Arkansas. The threat has to be a threat of harm or a threat to cause somebody to forgo something. The Arkansas statute provides: "Threat" is broadly definited, and it means "a menace, however communicated, to: (i) Cause physical injury to any person or to commit any other criminal offense; (ii) Cause damage to any property; (iii)
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