Racketeering

John Griffith, Nike's head of Global Brand Marketing, and Brad Mosher are accused of stealing over $1 million from Nike through a kickback scheme involving inflated billing by Mosher's music licensing consultancy and a shell company. The alleged scheme, which ran from June 2020 to December 2022, involved 24 felony counts each, including racketeering and money laundering.

John Griffith, Nike's head of Global Brand Marketing and Music Supervision, and Brad Mosher were indicted on 24 felony counts each, including racketeering and theft by deception, for allegedly orchestrating a $1 million kickback scheme involving inflated music contracts. Prosecutors allege Griffith directed Nike to pay inflated bills to Mosher's consultancy, Good Measure LLC, with half of the payments funneled back to Griffith through Quiver and Bow LLC.

John Griffith, Nike's head of Global Brand Marketing, Music Supervision, Strategy and Licensing, and Brad Mosher are accused of a $1 million theft scheme involving inflated music contract prices and kickbacks. The pair allegedly used Mosher's consultancy, Good Measure LLC, and Griffith's shell company, Quiver and Bow LLC, to funnel payments from Nike. They were indicted on 24 felony counts, including racketeering and money laundering, following a two-year scheme.

R Kelly has formally appealed to Donald Trump for a reduction of his 31-year prison sentence for racketeering, sex trafficking, and producing child abuse images. His lawyer has been lobbying the US president for over a year, following convictions in 2021 and 2022.

R. Kelly has formally requested President Donald Trump to commute his 31-year prison sentence for racketeering, sex trafficking, and producing child abuse images. He was found guilty in 2021 of leading a criminal enterprise involving underage girls and pornography, and in 2022 for child abuse image charges.

A jury in Nevada convicted three men alleged to be members of MS-13 on charges of murder and racketeering. The conviction includes dozens of charges brought by prosecutors.

26 members of the Trinitarios gang face federal racketeering charges linked to murders, attempted murders, and drug trafficking in Massachusetts. The indictment involves over a dozen gang members connected to violent crimes and drug activities.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier stated that teens participating in violent 'takeover' riots could be charged with racketeering and legally be run over under Florida's 'anti-riot' law. The comments followed a shooting during a Clearwater Beach event and increased police presence in areas affected by the unsanctioned gatherings, which have led to blocked traffic, violence, and arrests.

A federal jury convicted a North Carolina couple, a Kansas man, and an Ohio man for a scheme involving theft of union-member dues through no-show jobs, unauthorized expenses, and an illegal $7 million loan to a union-related bank. The convictions relate to racketeering, fraud, and embezzlement charges.

Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada Garcia, co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, has pleaded guilty to charges of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise and racketeering. As a principal leader of the cartel, Zambada Garcia's guilty plea represents a significant development in the prosecution of major drug trafficking organizations.

Jairo Jaime Tinajero, 25, pleaded guilty to multiple serious federal charges including racketeering conspiracy, child sexual abuse material production and distribution, cyberstalking, and conspiracy to murder. The charges are connected to his involvement with the 764 Criminal Enterprise and were prosecuted in the Western District of Kentucky.