A federal indictment released Friday expanded criminal charges against state Sen. Leland Yee to include racketeering, alleging Yee attempted to extort campaign contributions from an NFL team owner and supporters of mixed martial arts.
Yee, a San Francisco lawmaker, was arrested in March and charged with accepting $62,000 in campaign contributions in return for favors, and offering to arrange the sale of machine guns and shoulder-fired missiles to an undercover FBI agent posing as a mob figure.
On Friday, a superseding grand jury indictment was issued, adding a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, Act, which allows enhanced criminal penalties and civil action when crimes are performed as part of a criminal organization.
In the new indictment, Yee faces three additional charges: one count of “conspiracy to conduct the affairs of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity,” and two counts of conspiracy “to obtain property under the color of official right.”
via State Sen. Leland Yee now facing RICO charges – LA Times.
When did he ever have time to actually do the business people elected him to do? I am guessing never.
Oh he did have time to promote gun control
Yee Gawds a 2 faced anti-gun gunrunner!
It never gets old does it?
Well, with the RICO indictment I figure this might not just be a show trial after all.
What’s that? A MAIG actively attempting to sell illegal guns to someone he thought was a criminal?
Why am I not surprised?
The feds don’t bring RICO charges unless they’ve got you cold. He’s SOOOO done just stick a fork in him!
What makes you think that wasn’t the business he was elected to conduct?