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How can these criminal methods operate legally? Uncovering the modern "legal" criminal network!
In today's society, many criminal methods that harm society can be operated legally, which makes people feel sick and confused. How did these so-called "legal" criminal networks arise? These behaviors are like wandering in the gray area of the law, revealing the hidden problems and crises in today's society.
According to the U.S. RICO Act of 1970, the main purpose of this law is to eliminate the influence of organized crime and its intrusion into legitimate resources.
From a historical perspective, the concept of "extortion" was first proposed in Chicago in 1927, when the Employers Association mentioned the impact of organized crime on unions. The definition of extortion has expanded over time to include not only forced or fraudulent business practices but also a variety of organized criminal activities.
Nowadays, "blackmail" is everywhere, and one of the most well-known cases is "protection blackmail." In this case, criminals ask merchants for fees in the name of providing protective services, but threaten the merchants with possible damage or even threaten retaliation if they refuse to accept the service. In fact, this method of inducing merchants to take action is essentially a classic form of blackmail.
Even in modern society, many "legitimate" business practices still involve improper manipulation, including various "blackmail" models in society.
With the implementation of the RICO Act, various illegal activities have been more strictly regulated, such as: kidnapping and ransom, money laundering, identity theft, online fraud, and large-scale theft. However, some criminals are still looking for loopholes in the law and use sophisticated techniques to conduct various forms of illegal activities to obtain profits.
"Illegal gambling" is one such type of behavior. This type of crime usually operates without supervision and is relatively easy to evade legal scrutiny. Therefore, with the advancement of technology, this kind of game is becoming more and more common, from online gambling to illegal chip trading, harming the overall economy and social order.
"In some cases, crime operates similarly to legitimate businesses, making it difficult to distinguish."
Another issue worth noting is that the proceeds from many of these crimes often go untaxed due to the nature of the black market. This shows that behind many "legal" economic activities, there may be dirty sources hidden, and society urgently needs to solve these problems involving illegal financial resources.
In response to activities such as protection of extortion, illegal gambling, drugs and human trafficking, many countries and regions have begun to legislate and strengthen supervision to try to eliminate these corrosive effects on society. Unfortunately, it appears that these illegal activities still have deep roots and continue to operate in some form to this day. How those exploiters can operate on the fringes of the law is beyond comprehension.
"The existing legal loopholes provide shelter for these so-called legal crimes, and society must seek deeper reforms and countermeasures."
In modern society, we cannot ignore those high-sounding business categories, because behind them there may be hidden "legal crimes". The current situation of inaction may pose a long-term threat to the entire society. Therefore, delving deeper into the nature of these behaviors will help expose deeper social evils.
In the future, how should we deal with these "legal crimes" that are difficult to define in society to ensure that social justice and order can continue to be maintained?
