This class teaches police officers how to build effective conspiracy cases.  With a focus on the RICO Act and its powerful state-law counterparts, the tools to dismantle all manner of criminal associations, from drug cartels and mafia borgatas, to street hustlers, pimps, internet scammers, and fraudsters, are available to the officer who knows how to employ them.

Topics Include
What Constitutes a Conspiracy
Racketeering Made Simple (the RICO Act)
Pinkerton Liability
The Felony Murder Rule
VCAR (Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering)
CCE (Continuing Criminal Enterprise – “The Kingpin Statute”)
Why Withdrawing from a Conspiracy is Nearly Impossible
How to Apply Laws Designed for Major Offenders to Small-Time Criminals