ANTI-RACKETEERING
Federal: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–1968 (RICO)
Michigan: MCL 750.159g et seq.
Anti-racketeering charges are among the most aggressive tools used by prosecutors at both the federal and state levels. Under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), prosecutors must allege that the accused participated in an “enterprise” through a pattern of racketeering activity affecting interstate commerce. Michigan law similarly allows racketeering charges when prosecutors claim a pattern of specified criminal acts connected by common purpose or participants. These cases often involve allegations of drug trafficking, fraud, financial crimes, theft schemes, or violent offenses, and are frequently built over long-term investigations.
The prosecution must prove more than isolated criminal conduct. Both federal and Michigan racketeering cases require proof of an enterprise, a pattern of related acts, and knowing participation. Investigations commonly rely on cooperating witnesses, confidential informants, financial records, digital communications, surveillance, and alleged co-conspirator statements. Many racketeering prosecutions hinge on credibility issues, exaggerated roles, or efforts to combine loosely related conduct into a single, high-exposure charge.
REAL FINE LAWYERS
Zupac Law challenges the existence of an enterprise, disputes whether alleged acts truly form a pattern, and aggressively attacks the credibility of informants and cooperating witnesses.
Defense strategy often focuses on severing unrelated conduct, suppressing wiretap or surveillance evidence, and preventing overbroad use of conspiracy theories.
Zupac Law represents clients in the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Oakland County Circuit Court, the Macomb County Circuit Court, and the Detroit Third Circuit Court for Wayne County.
Our approach emphasizes early intervention, rigorous evidentiary review, and strategic challenges to overcharging, forfeiture claims, and sentencing enhancements.
