§1962. Prohibited activities — Inbound Citations

Citations to 18 U.S.C. § 1962 as a whole

• 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(J)

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  (J) an offense described in section 1962 of title 18 (relating to racketeer influenced corrupt organizations), or an offense described in section 1084 (if it is a second or subsequent offense) or 1955 of that title (relating to gambling offenses), for which a sentence of one year imprisonment or more may be imposed;
• 18 U.S.C. § 1963(a)

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  (a) Whoever violates any provision of section 1962 of this chapter shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years (or for life if the violation is based on a racketeering activity for which the maximum penalty includes life imprisonment), or both, and shall forfeit to the United States, irrespective of any provision of State law—

  (1) any interest the person has acquired or maintained in violation of section 1962;

  (2) any—

  (A) interest in;

  (B) security of;

  (C) claim against; or

  (D) property or contractual right of any kind affording a source of influence over;

  any enterprise which the person has established, operated, controlled, conducted, or participated in the conduct of, in violation of section 1962; and

  (3) any property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds which the person obtained, directly or indirectly, from racketeering activity or unlawful debt collection in violation of section 1962.

  The court, in imposing sentence on such person shall order, in addition to any other sentence imposed pursuant to this section, that the person forfeit to the United States all property described in this subsection. In lieu of a fine otherwise authorized by this section, a defendant who derives profits or other proceeds from an offense may be fined not more than twice the gross profits or other proceeds.
• 18 U.S.C. § 1963(a)(1)

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  (1) any interest the person has acquired or maintained in violation of section 1962;
• 18 U.S.C. § 1963(a)(2)

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  (2) any—

  (A) interest in;

  (B) security of;

  (C) claim against; or

  (D) property or contractual right of any kind affording a source of influence over;

  any enterprise which the person has established, operated, controlled, conducted, or participated in the conduct of, in violation of section 1962; and
• 18 U.S.C. § 1963(d)(1)(A)

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  (A) upon the filing of an indictment or information charging a violation of section 1962 of this chapter and alleging that the property with respect to which the order is sought would, in the event of conviction, be subject to forfeiture under this section; or
• 18 U.S.C. § 1964(a)

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  (a) The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of section 1962 of this chapter by issuing appropriate orders, including, but not limited to: ordering any person to divest himself of any interest, direct or indirect, in any enterprise; imposing reasonable restrictions on the future activities or investments of any person, including, but not limited to, prohibiting any person from engaging in the same type of endeavor as the enterprise engaged in, the activities of which affect interstate or foreign commerce; or ordering dissolution or reorganization of any enterprise, making due provision for the rights of innocent persons.
• 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c)

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  (c) Any person injured in his business or property by reason of a violation of section 1962 of this chapter may sue therefor in any appropriate United States district court and shall recover threefold the damages he sustains and the cost of the suit, including a reasonable attorney’s fee, except that no person may rely upon any conduct that would have been actionable as fraud in the purchase or sale of securities to establish a violation of section 1962. The exception contained in the preceding sentence does not apply to an action against any person that is criminally convicted in connection with the fraud, in which case the statute of limitations shall start to run on the date on which the conviction becomes final.
• 18 U.S.C. § 3554

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  The court, in imposing a sentence on a defendant who has been found guilty of an offense described in section 1962 of this title or in title II or III of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 shall order, in addition to the sentence that is imposed pursuant to the provisions of section 3551, that the defendant forfeit property to the United States in accordance with the provisions of section 1963 of this title or section 413 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970.