Gangs can only continue to wreak havoc if they have the members to carry out their misdeeds. A provision of the Federal Gang Violence Act treats alien smuggling as a predicate act under the RICOracketeering. It will also make alien smuggling a money laundering crime. This is especially timely after the indictment last February of 64 violent organized crime gang members of the Flying Dragons in Chinatown. These smugglers brought in hundreds of illegal Chinese immigrants and then proceeded to kidnap. torture. and extort money. These provisions could only add to their sentences if convicted. These people should be in prison for decades for the acts alleged.
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