civil racketeering

Civil racketeering involves legal actions taken in civil court against individuals or organizations engaged in ongoing illegal activities intended to generate profit or maintain control through dishonest, fraudulent, or coercive means. Unlike criminal racketeering, which leads to criminal penalties, civil racketeering seeks monetary damages for victims harmed by these illegal schemes. It often involves patterns of repeated unlawful conduct, such as fraud, extortion, or corruption, that violate laws like the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. The goal is to hold guilty parties financially accountable and dismantle criminal enterprises through civil litigation.