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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 895
OFFENSES CONCERNING RACKETEERING AND ILLEGAL DEBTS
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895.01 Short title.Sections 895.01-895.06 shall be known as the “Florida RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization) Act.”
History.s. 1, ch. 77-334; s. 2, ch. 79-218.
Note.Former s. 943.46.

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Cases Citing Statute 895.01

Total Results: 27

In Re Stan. Jury Instr. in Criminal Cases

543 So. 2d 1205, 1989 WL 34342

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 1989 | Docket: 1729777

Cited 112 times | Published

...895.02(2) "Unlawful debt" means any money or other thing of value constituting principal or interest of a debt that is legally unenforceable in Florida in whole or in part because the debt was incurred or contracted in violation of the following law: (recite applicable section and define crime). F.S. 895.01(3) "Enterprise" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, business trust, union chartered under the laws of Florida, or other legal entity, or any unchartered union, association, or group of individuals associated...

Tire Kingdom, Inc. v. Morgan Tire & Auto, Inc.

915 F. Supp. 360, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1176, 1996 WL 46641

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 1, 1996 | Docket: 1184940

Cited 15 times | Published

...§ 1125(a), the Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, Fla. Stat. § 501.201, Misleading Advertising, Fla. Stat. § 812.40, Intentional False Advertising, Fla.Stat. § 817.44; False Information, Fla. Stat. § 817.411, The Florida Racketeering Influence and Corrupt Organization Act ("RICO"), Fla.Stat. § 895.01, and under Florida common law for tortious interference with business relationships and conspiracy....

Jankovich v. Bowen

844 F. Supp. 743, 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2532, 1994 WL 68662

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 18, 1994 | Docket: 1063950

Cited 11 times | Published

...Counts V and VII: Racketeering Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Counterclaimants, the allegations in the Counterclaim do not rise to the level of fraud, and therefore Counterclaimants cannot maintain an action for racketeering under either Florida or Arizona's statutory law. Fla.Stat. §§ 895.01 et seq.; A.R.S....
...Counterclaim be, and the same is hereby, GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART as follows: 1. As to Counts I (Securities Act § 12(2)), II (Securities Act § 10(b) and SEC Rule 10(b)(5)), IV (ARS § 44-1991), V (ARS § 13-2301 et seq. ), VII (Fla.Stat. § 895.01 et seq....

DEPT. of LEGAL AFFAIRS v. Bradenton Group

727 So. 2d 199, 23 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 485, 1998 Fla. LEXIS 1824, 1998 WL 650595

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 24, 1998 | Docket: 1438077

Cited 10 times | Published

...849.0931. § 849.09(3), Fla. Stat. (1993)(emphasis added). Finally, the RICO statute specifically lists the provisions of the gambling chapter that it punishes and does not include section 849.0931, the bingo statute: 895.02 Definitions.—As used in ss. 895.01-895.08, the term: (1) "Racketeering activity" means to commit, to attempt to commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or intimidate another person to commit: (a) Any crime which is chargeable by indictment or information under the following provisions of the Florida Statutes: ....
...n 895.05 of the RICO statute, which states in pertinent part: (2)(a) All property, real or personal, including money, used in the course of, intended for use in the course of, derived from, or realized through conduct in violation of a provision of ss. 895.01-895.05 is subject to civil forfeiture to the state. § 895.05(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (1995). [4] § 895.01-.06, Fla....

Nicor International Corp. v. El Paso Corp.

292 F. Supp. 2d 1357, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21306

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 24, 2003 | Docket: 364871

Cited 10 times | Published

...Count IV Fails as a Matter of Law In Count IV of the Second Amended Complaint, Nicor and Carib claim that Coastal has engaged in racketeering activity, in violation of Florida's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), Fla. Stat. § 895.01 et seq....

Chisholm & Co. v. Bank of Jamaica

643 F. Supp. 1393

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 22, 1986 | Docket: 1502131

Cited 7 times | Published

...plaint, Paragraph 69, they attach only one letter to the Complaint; that, and the language claiming that there were only "two separate occasions" leads the Court to conclude that only one letter was involved. [15] The Florida RICO statute, Fla.Stat. Section 895.01 et seq., also a part of Count VII, is more restrictive in its scope than its federal counterpart....

McKay v. State

988 So. 2d 51, 2008 WL 2663769

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 9, 2008 | Docket: 62542

Cited 7 times | Published

...State, 878 So.2d 1236 (Fla.2004). McKay and several co-defendants were convicted of substantive criminal offenses and conspiracy to commit criminal offenses. The charges included offenses under the Florida Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act, section 895.01, Florida Statutes (1995), and conspiracy to violate RICO....

Bradenton Group, Inc. v. State

970 So. 2d 403

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 9, 2007 | Docket: 1324847

Cited 6 times | Published

...That the alleged conduct of bingo games and the alleged violations of any regulations dealing with the conduct of those games, including those specifically set out in Section 849.0931, Fla. Stat., do not and cannot form the basis of a racketeering violation or any violation of Section 895.01, et seq., or violations of any of the other gambling laws in Chapter 849....

Nicor International Corp. v. El Paso Corp.

318 F. Supp. 2d 1160, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9674

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 25, 2004 | Docket: 2339650

Cited 4 times | Published

...sections A & C of the Court's Order Granting Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment Lastly, for the reasons stated below, the Court holds that Plaintiffs' claim asserted in Count IV alleging a violation of Florida's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), Fla. Stat. § 895.01 et seq., is also barred as a matter of law, and that additional discovery would therefore be futile....

Arabian American Oil Co. v. Scarfone

713 F. Supp. 1420, 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6148, 1989 WL 59098

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: May 19, 1989 | Docket: 1619945

Cited 4 times | Published

...BACKGROUND Arabian American Oil Company ("ARAMCO") instituted this suit against Lee Scarfone and his business, Architect Lee Scarfone Associates ("ALSA"), alleging breach of contract, fraud, violations of federal and state racketeering statutes ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq.; Fla. Stat. § 895.01 et seq., and the Florida civil theft statute, Fla.Stat....

Riggs National Bank of Washington, D.C. v. Freeman

684 F. Supp. 1086, 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4414, 1988 WL 48554

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 17, 1988 | Docket: 1465617

Cited 2 times | Published

...I of Plaintiff's second amended complaint. Counts V and VI are alleged causes of action for racketeering in violation of both Federal and Florida Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Acts, located at 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. and Fla.Stat. § 895.01, et seq....

Rodriguez v. Banco Indus. De Venezuela, CA

576 So. 2d 870, 1991 WL 35356

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 19, 1991 | Docket: 1242809

Cited 2 times | Published

...The unit is owned by appellant and her husband, Carlos Rodriguez. BIV later amended the complaint to join Carlos Rodriguez [1] as a defendant. BIV sought damages for Carlos Rodriguez's alleged violation of Florida's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization [RICO] Act, § 895.01, Fla....
...BIV cross-appeals the denial of its motion to enjoin transfers of the related assets. First, appellant argues that the trial court erred in granting the injunction prohibiting her from transferring, encumbering, or disposing of the condominium unit. The Florida RICO Act, § 895.01, Fla....

Palm Beach County Environmental Coalition v. Florida

651 F. Supp. 2d 1328, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73304, 2009 WL 2523901

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 27, 2009 | Docket: 2273072

Cited 2 times | Published

...sed above. For all of those reasons, Plaintiffs have not stated a claim against PBC in Counts IV. PBC addresses Counts VII and VIII of the amended complaint, which allege violations of the Federal RICO Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1961, and the State RICO Act, § 895.01, Fla....

Evans v. State

985 So. 2d 1105, 2007 WL 3005568

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 16, 2008 | Docket: 1253909

Cited 2 times | Published

...conspiracy *1106 counts with which the defendant was charged. We conclude that the defendant's point is well taken. The underlying case was a multi-defendant prosecution under the Florida Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act. See § 895.01, Fla....
...Petition granted in part and denied in part. On Motion for Rehearing COPE, J. In the defendant's motion for rehearing he argues that by virtue of the reversal of the conspiracy counts, there must also be a new trial on count one, the violation of the Florida RICO Act. See § 895.01, Fla....

Finn v. Davis

602 F. Supp. 801, 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22494

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 19, 1985 | Docket: 1664192

Cited 2 times | Published

...Count IX seeking punitive damages for common law fraud (Count VI, state complaint); 6. Count X alleging civil theft in violation of Fla.Stat. § 812.014, .035 (Count VIII, state complaint); 7. Count XII asserting violations of Florida's RICO statute, Fla.Stat. § 895.01 (Count IX, state complaint)....

Vasquez v. State

111 So. 3d 273, 2013 WL 1629224, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 6125

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 2013 | Docket: 60230797

Cited 2 times | Published

Influenced and Corrupt Organization) Act. See § 895.01.

Marill Security Services, Inc. v. Open Door Capital Corp. (In Re Marill Alarm Systems, Inc.)

68 B.R. 399, 1986 Bankr. LEXIS 4684

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Dec 30, 1986 | Docket: 1100535

Cited 1 times | Published

...ew York corporation (hereinafter "Equity Funding"), Theodore Moss (hereinafter "Moss") and Donald Braverman (hereinafter "Braverman") seeking treble damages pursuant to the Florida Racketeer and Corrupt Organization Act (Florida RICO Act), Fla.Stat. 895.01 et seq., as well as damages pursuant to 11 U.S.C....
...e violations, whether treated under Chapter 687 or Chapter 817 of the Florida Statutes will give rise, independently, to a civil action for treble damages, punitive damages and attorney's fees under the Florida RICO Statute as set forth in Fla.Stat. § 895.01, et seq....
...rn of racketeering activity as contemplated by Fla.Stat. § 895.02. The Defendants qualify as an enterprise also within the meaning of that Statute. The Court having determined that the actions of Defendants clearly violate the provisions of Chapter 895.01, et seq., the Plaintiffs herein have a civil remedy pursuant to Fla.Stat....

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians v. Cypress

975 F. Supp. 2d 1298, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144375

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 2013 | Docket: 65994623

Published

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization, Fla. Stat. 895.01 et seq. (“Florida RICO”), Florida RICO conspira*1302cy

Lana v. Assimakopoulos-Panuthos

228 So. 3d 709, 2017 WL 4764790

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 20, 2017 | Docket: 6173163

Published

distinguish between the amounts awarded under section 895.01, Florida Statutes, and section 57.105 “because

Tatum v. State

857 So. 2d 331, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 15447, 2003 WL 22335030

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 15, 2003 | Docket: 64825891

Published

misconduct in the State's closing argument. . § 895.01-.06, Fla. Stat. (1997). . §§ 812.019, 777.011

Wester v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 13, 2024 | Docket: 69369590

Published

Concerning Racketeering and Illegal Debts.” Section 895.01, Florida Statutes, declares, “Sections 895

Norton Tire Co. v. Tire Kingdom Co.

858 F.2d 1533, 1988 WL 106037

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Nov 1, 1988 | Docket: 66238484

Published

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, id. § 895.01-.09; the Florida Antitrust Act of 1980, id. §

ROBERT SAKOWITZ v. WATERSIDE TOWNHOMES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 9, 2022 | Docket: 63144876

Published

Influenced and Corrupt Organization) Act. See § 895.01, Fla. Stat. After two versions of the complaint

Smith v. Viragen, Inc.

902 So. 2d 187, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 2470, 2005 WL 475412

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 2, 2005 | Docket: 64838386

Published

distinguish between the amount awarded pursuant to section 895.01 and section 57.105 is reversible error. We

Lana v. Assimakopoulous-Panuthos

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 23, 2017 | Docket: 6079352

Published

distinguish between the amounts awarded under section 895.01, Florida Statutes, and section 57.105 "because

United Automobile Insurance v. Sanar Clinical Rehab Center, Inc.

766 So. 2d 356, 2000 WL 985883

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 19, 2000 | Docket: 64800151

Published

“Sanar”) civilly under the Florida RICO Act, Section 895.01 et seq., Florida Statutes (1999), alleging

Parsley v. State

553 So. 2d 730, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2846, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 7039, 1989 WL 151452

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 1989 | Docket: 64646943

Published

Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act, section 895.01-.07, Florida Statutes (1987). The first count

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