?️ RICO pioneer charged under RICO

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Then-U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani (right) during a press conference with FBI Director William Webster announcing mob arrests on Feb. 26, 1985. Photo: Alan Raiai/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Rudy Giuliani's inclusion in Georgia's sweeping indictment would be viewed as a political earthquake had it not been for the years of investigations and scandals that have plagued the former New York City mayor since he joined Trump's orbit. Why it matters: The charges under Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act — a version of a law Giuliani championed as a federal prosecutor in the 1980s — mark the culmination of a stunning fall from grace for a man once known as "America's mayor." As U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Giuliani was hailed for reinventing the underutilized 1970 RICO Act to prosecute mobsters, including the leaders of New York's "Five Families." After a 10-week racketeering trial that netted eight convictions in 1986, Giuliani proclaimed that the verdict had "resulted in dismantling the ruling council of La Cosa Nostra." Hair dye drips down from Giuliani's face at a press conference at the RNC on Nov. 19, 2020. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images Flash forward: Giuliani descended into conspiracy and controversy after joining Trump's legal team in 2018 — playing a central role in the former president's first impeachment with his efforts to dig up dirt on Joe Biden in Ukraine. Following the 2020 election, Giuliani and pro-Trump attorney Sidney Powell — who also was indicted — promoted wild and baseless conspiracy theories that later led to the suspension of his law license in New York and D.C. Giuliani appeared before Georgia legislators in December 2020, outlining false claims of voter fraud and urging legislators to appoint their own slates of presidential electors to certify a Trump victory. Between the lines: The 13 counts Giuliani faces are tied with Trump for the most out of any of any defendant charged, a nod to his role as an alleged ringleader. What they're saying: In a statement on X, Giuliani called the indictment "an affront to American Democracy" and said "the real criminals here are the people who have brought this case forward both directly and indirectly." ps:How sad! To think I used to have such respect for this man, and had I still been living in NYC, would've voted for him!!

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The fall of Rudy Giuliani: How ‘America’s mayor’ tied his fate to Donald Trump and got indicted

NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani glared across a Washington hearing room as a lawyer seeking his disbarment after the Jan. 6 insurrection asked: How did this man, celebrated as “America’s mayor” after 9/11, become a leader of an attempt to overturn a national election?

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