Racketeering

== Examples ==
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Many types of crime can be covered by the "RICO" Act<ref>[https://thelawdictionary.org/article/what-is-racketeering/ What Is Racketeering?], by [[Black's Law Dictionary]]</ref>

* A [[protection racket]] is a form of [[extortion]] whereby racketeers offer to "protect" property from damage in exchange for a fee, while also threatening (possibly in a veiled way), in part or in whole, to execute the kind of damage they claim to be offering protection against.
* A [[Fence (criminal)|fencing racket]] is an operation specializing in the resale of stolen goods.
* A [[Numbers game|numbers racket]] is any unauthorized [[lottery]] or illegal [[gambling]] operation.
* [[Money laundering]] and other [[creative accounting]] practices that are misused in ways to disguise sources of illegal funds.
* Organized, coordinated, and repeated or regular [[theft]] operations, including: [[pickpocketing]], [[burglary]], [[smash and grab]], [[home invasion]], [[gasoline theft]], [[metal theft]], [[train robbery]], [[armed robbery]], [[bank robbery]] and [[art theft]]
* [[Terrorism]]
* [[Organized retail crime]] and [[shoplifting]]
* [[Fraud]] and [[embezzlement]] operations, including: [[credit card fraud]], [[check fraud]], [[health care fraud]], [[welfare fraud]], [[insurance fraud]], [[employment fraud]], [[lottery fraud]], [[disability fraud]], [[charity fraud]], [[mail and wire fraud]], [[securities fraud]], [[bank fraud]], [[mortgage fraud]], [[telemarketing fraud]], [[return fraud]], [[false billing]] and [[electoral fraud]]
* [[Confidence tricks]], including: [[romance scams]], [[larceny]], [[Overpayment scam|overpayment scams]] and [[Advance-fee scam|advance-fee scams]]
* [[Mail robbery]] and [[package theft]] rings
* [[Carjacking#Truck carjacking|Truck theft]], [[auto theft]] and [[chop shop]] operations
* [[Counterfeit]] operations, including: [[Counterfeit consumer goods]] such as [[counterfeit medications]], [[counterfeit electronic components]], [[Counterfeit watch|counterfeit watches]], [[copyright infringement]], [[art forgery]] and [[identity document forgery]]
* [[Illegal taxicab operation|Illegal taxicab operations]]
* [[Identity theft]] and sale of [[personal data]]
* [[Kidnapping]] and [[ransom]] rings
* [[Contract killing]] or [[murder-for-hire]] services
* [[White-collar crime|White-collar]] [[financial crime]] operations, including: [[front running]], [[market manipulation]], and [[insider trading]]
* [[Bribery]] and [[police corruption]]
* Organized [[academic dishonesty]] by school administrators, [[Essay mill|essay mills]], [[contract cheating]], [[diploma mills]]
* [[Loan sharking]] rackets
* [[Computer crime]]s
* [[Drug trafficking]] operations, including: [[depressants]], [[opioids]], [[stimulants]], [[entactogens]], [[hallucinogens]], [[designer drugs]], [[Performance-enhancing substance|performance-enhancing substances]] and [[Medication|unlicensed pharmaceuticals]]
* [[Arms trafficking]] operations, including: [[Firearm|gun-running]], [[Knife|knife-running]] and sale of [[explosives]]
* [[Extortion]] rackets
* [[Blackmail]] operations
* [[Counterfeit money]] and [[counterfeit coin]] operations
* Organized [[prostitution]] operations, including: [[Procuring (prostitution)|procuring]], [[sex work]], [[sexual tourism]], and [[commercial sexual exploitation of children]]
* [[Cigarette smuggling]] rackets
* Organized [[witness tampering]] and [[intimidation]]
* [[Piracy in the 21st century|Modern piracy]] rackets
* [[Skimming (fraud)|Business skimming]] operations
* Illicit [[Gemstone|gems]] and [[blood diamond]] operations
* [[Gaming law|Illegal gambling]], [[bookmaking]], and [[match fixing]]
* [[Human trafficking]] rings, including: [[trafficking of children]], [[sex trafficking]], [[Involuntary servitude|labor trafficking]], [[bride buying]] and [[debt bondage]]
* [[People smuggling]] rings
* [[Antiquities trade]] operations
* [[Organ trafficking]] rings
* [[Rum-running]] rackets (or alcohol smuggling), [[Ban on caffeinated alcoholic drinks in the United States|caffeinated alcoholic drink]] operations, [[Alcohol consumption by youth in the United States|illegal sale of alcohol to minors]], and [[moonshine]] operations
* Illegal [[nuclear power]] trade operations
* Illegal [[Lease#Sublease|subleasing]] rackets
* [[Corporate crime|Criminal operation]] of otherwise ostensibly legal operations, such as [[strip club]]s, [[hotel]]s, [[restaurant]]s, [[casino]]s, [[nightclubs]], [[Bar (establishment)|bar]]s, [[pornographic film]] studios, [[social clubs]], [[construction]] companies, [[salvage yard]]s, [[auto shop]]s, [[laundromat]]s, [[dry cleaner]]s, [[waste management]] firms, [[farms]], [[Property development|property development companies]], [[hospitals]], [[Television studio|television studios]], [[Newsroom|newsrooms]], [[clinics]], [[music stores]], [[hardware stores]], [[fisheries]], [[airline companies]], [[shipyards]], [[Floristry|florist shops]] and [[Fashion company|fashion companies]]
* [[Political corruption]]
* [[Corporate corruption]]
* [[Bid rigging]] and [[price fixing]]
* Labor corruption or labor racketeering
* [[Illegal sports]], including [[Street fighting#Underground street fight clubs|underground fight clubs]], [[street racing]] and [[Baiting (blood sport)|baiting]]