What is Racketeering?

1. What is Racketeering?

2. What is Racketeering?
With nearly two decades of experience as a lawyer, James Kilduff is currently a senior
trial attorney for Lazzaro Law Firm in Brooklyn, New York. He serves as a criminal
defense lawyer for clients throughout the greater New York metropolitan area. Prior to
this position, James Kilduff served as assistant district attorney for the Kings County
District Attorney’s (KCDA) Office, as well as a counsel to its rackets division. While
working with this division, he coordinated several criminal investigations and
prosecutions against organized crime.

3. What is Racketeering?
The “rackets” division of the KCDA office takes its name from “racketeering,” which
refers to obtaining or extorting money via illegal business activities (rackets).
Oftentimes, rackets are masked as legitimate businesses, necessitating legal
investigation. The rackets division of the KCDA office consists of multiple bureaus,
including Civil Rights and Police Integrity, Organized Crime, Major Frauds and Arson,
and Political Corruption Investigation . These bureaus conduct investigations in
numerous areas, such as organized crime, criminal misconduct by police officers or
public officials, large-scale fraud, narcotics, arson, and gang activity.st organized
crime.