Prosecutors are quick to file racketeering charges when they believe someone is engaged in organized crime. This violation carries enhanced penalties in New Jersey so it is pivotal that you successfully defend this offense. Hiring an attorney with the skills necessary to mount a thorough defense is going to be your most potent weapon in achieving this objective. Those at The Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall possess well over a century of experience between them and includes the former head of the Gangs, Guns & Drugs Task Force of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Jason and the lawyers on our team handle racketeering charges throughout the state including in New Brunswick, Woodbridge, South Plainfield, Piscataway and Carteret. If you have been charged with racketeering and want a free consultation with a criminal defense lawyer at our firm, contact us in New Brunswick at 732-246-7126.
What You Want To Know If Charged With Racketeering
The New Jersey Racketeering Law (“RICO”) is intended target those who conspire, invest, collect debt or engage in organized criminal activities. This statute is actually broader in scope than the federal law since it only requires a small group whose common purpose is to engage in conduct that constitutes organized crime. Conspiracy to commit racketeering is the most common form of this violation since everyone within the group is, at a minimum, a conspirator. A conviction for conspiring results if the prosecutor can prove that there was an agreement to commit at least two acts of racketeering,
The criminal penalties that apply under N.J.S.A. 2C:41-3 if someone is arrested and convicted of racketeering are extreme. This offense is a first degree crime that carries 10-20 years in prison and a $200,000 fine where it involves a pattern of racketeering, use of firearms or an underlying criminal activity that is a first degree crime. In all other cases racketeering is a second degree crime which results in potential penalties that include a $150,000 fine and 5-10 years in state prison. An individual convicted of racketeering is also subject to forfeiture of all money, property or anything else of value which was derived as a result of racketeering.
New Brunswick NJ Racketeering Offense Defense Lawyer
New Brunswick is where the Middlesex County Superior Court is located where all indictable criminal charges, racketeering and money laundering included, are litigated. Our office is located just across the street from the courthouse at 53 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ. The lawyers at our firm are not surprisingly very familiar with the judges, prosecutors and other personnel in this venue. In fact, Mr. Seidman spent many years working every day there as a supervisor in the Office of the Middlesex County Prosecutor. To speak to Jason or another lawyer on our staff, call us at 732-246-7126. Attorneys are available 24/7 to assist you.
