The phrase "a pattern of racketeering" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal or criminal contexts to describe a consistent or organized method of engaging in illegal activities, particularly those involving extortion or fraud.
Example: "The investigation revealed a pattern of racketeering that spanned several years and involved multiple businesses."
Alternatives: "a scheme of organized crime" or "a trend of illegal activities."
They engaged in "a pattern of racketeering activity, which included numerous acts of fraud," he wrote.
To establish liability of the defendants under RICO, the government had to prove that the companies engaged in a pattern of racketeering acts in a scheme to defraud.
He noted that the plaintiffs were accusing the companies of "a pattern of racketeering activity" as defined in the law, including mail fraud and wire fraud.
He is accused of starting a "pattern of racketeering" shortly after taking office in 1985 to solicit bribes from executives in return for official favors.
The federal Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations law allows civil lawsuits, seeking triple damages, against people accused of conducting an "enterprise's affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity".
Two Hobbs Act violations, in turn, can demonstrate a "pattern of racketeering activity" that entitles victims to triple damages under the federal racketeering law known as RICO.
In more than 300 stories, they revealed a pattern of labor racketeering that led to multiple federal indictments for a kickback scheme related to the sale of insurance to the union's pension fund.
Lawyers who have challenged him in court said his office has a pattern of overcharging defendants or using racketeering laws to force defendants into a plea, a settlement or simply out of town.
Donald Trump, among his many court battles, has three civil lawsuits that accuse him, his eponymous school, the university's former president, and an LLC behind the venture of fraud, breach of contract, false advertising and racketeering, a pattern of illegal activity -- specifically mail and wire fraud -- designed to defraud the public.
By accusing the banks and Ms. Kohn of duping investors and using the fund's accounts, he arguably includes Mr. Madoff in the pattern of racketeering.
In order for an individual or organization to be convicted of racketeering under RICO, there must be proof of a "pattern" of illegal offenses, which RICO defines as the commission of at least two identified criminal offenses within a 10-year period.
