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Really sounds like some sort of RICO or extortion charge should be filed against Google, assuming this is all 100% factual.
by lightedman 9y ago
Really sounds like some sort of RICO or extortion charge should be filed against Google, assuming this is all 100% factual.
- jrs95 9y agoThat’s probably why they have the government on their payroll.
- protomyth 9y agoit is probably not RICO https://www.popehat.com/2016/06/14/lawsplainer-its-not-rico-dammit/ https://www.popehat.com/2016/06/14/lawsplainer-its-not-rico-... (a bit salty on the language)
- Endy 9y agoSorry for going to a further tangent but... I'm definitely not a lawyer, but do I get a little frustrated at its overuse in pop culture too. Of course, most people don't think of "conspiracy to commit" as a crime, so they immediately jump to "is it RICO?" and say yes.
- lightedman 9y agoI've actually got a little experience with this particular subject. The specific part you would charge Google under would be "It shall be unlawful for any person employed by or associated with any enterprise engaged in, or the activities of which affect, interstate or foreign commerce, to conduct or participate, directly or indirectly, in the conduct of such enterprise’s affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity or collection of unlawful debt." Specifically, collection of unlawful debt. As noted by the Vivaldi man: "We made effort to understand their explanations and to work with them on their various unreasonable demands (some of which they don’t follow themselves, by the way). After almost three months of back-and-forth, the suspension to our account has been lifted, but only when we bent to their requirements." If any of those requirements involved a monetary payment, you can very-well guarantee Google violated RICO. It was literal extortion. A RICO trial was one of my most fun days in court as a juror. Armenian Power Gang.