The indictment said Mr. Verderese received an estimated $600,000 from the racketeering activity.

It defines "racketeering activity" as committing any of a long list of state and Federal crimes.

The statute defines "pattern" as two acts of racketeering activity within a 10-year period.

Section 813 included acts of terrorism as racketeering activity.

It carries harsh penalties and allows the Justice Department to seize assets derived from a racketeering activity.

The law makes it a crime to conduct the "affairs" of an "enterprise" through a "pattern of racketeering activity."

RICO makes it illegal for any person to use a pattern of racketeering activity to engage in certain business activities.

It designates a variety of federal crimes ranging from murder to fraud as racketeering activities.

Ideal claimed that National engaged in a "pattern of racketeering activity" because the fraudulent returns were submitted on an ongoing and regular basis.

Section 101 Amends the federal criminal code to add intentionally accessing a computer without authorization to the definition of racketeering activity.