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2026-02-17 Fifth Column

Radical SoCal group sets next anti-ICE ‘mass meeting’ as White House slams ‘far-left’ orgs that target law enforcement

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Posted by trailing wife 2026-02-17 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1777 views ] Top
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No, a **single crime cannot count as multiple predicate offenses** under RICO.

To establish a "pattern of racketeering activity," **at least two separate and distinct predicate offenses** must be committed within a 10-year period. Courts require these acts to be both **related** (e.g., same method, victims, or participants) and showing **continuity** (repeated over time or likely to continue). A single criminal act, even if it violates multiple statutes or affects multiple victims, generally constitutes only **one predicate act** unless it can be shown to involve distinct criminal episodes.

For example, a single bank robbery would not suffice—even if multiple laws were broken during it (e.g., armed robbery, use of a firearm, and assault)—because the acts are part of one criminal transaction. However, **multiple robberies** over time by the same group using similar methods could form the required pattern.

It strikes me that 'conspiracy to commit felonious assault' is a patterned predicate offense.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-17 13:23|| 2026-02-17 13:23|| Front Page Top

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