But treaties are also trickier to come by, because they need Senate approval. That is one reason why presidents in recent decades have opted for executive agreements, which typically donât require congressional input. But they carry a major drawback: they can be reversed by the next president.
Download article as a PDF. Racketeering is when organized groups run illegal businesses, known as ârackets,â or when an organized crime ring uses legitimate organizations to embezzle funds. Such activities can have devastating consequences for both public and private institutions.
The statutory definition of pattern of racketeering activity is particularly pertinent in the present context, in part because Congress has defined such a pattern to mean any two (2) predicate acts in any given ten (10) year period.