conservation easements. In the complaint, David Deary, an attorney for the plaintiff, stated, "This is the exact kind of conduct that the civil RICO statute was designed to remedy, where you have a bunch of professional advisers that put together a scheme in secret manipulating a bunch of technical rules that laymen don't understand to deprive people of their money." Specifically, the claim cites violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. §§1961–1968, violations of the Georgia RICO statute, O.C.G.A. § 16-4-1, et seq. The case is being followed for its implications regarding the use of conservation easements as tax shelters. An article in Bloomberg Tax states: "A class-action claiming that the promoters of syndicated conservation easements knew from the outset that their deals violated tax laws is a new legal avenue for aggrieved investors as the Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department grind through their own crackdowns." YSL Records On May 9, 2022, rappers Young Thug, Gunna, and 28 other people were arrested on RICO charges stemming from a grand jury indictment filed in Georgia's Fulton County Courts. On May 14, 2022, only a few days later, a fellow YSL member, Lil Keed, died due to kidney and liver failure. See also Continuing Criminal Enterprise Criminal Tribes Act Patriot Act References Bagchi, Aysha. Bloomberg Tax. "Participants in IRS-Targeted Land Deals Sue Alleged Promoters". March 27, 2020. Further reading Criminal RICO: 18 U.S.C. 1961–1968: A Manual for Federal Prosecutors. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Criminal Division, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, [2009]. United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 5. Organized Crime Control. Hearings ... Ninety-first Congress, Second Session on S.30, and Related Proposals, Relating to the Control of Organized Crime in the U.S. [held] May 20, 21, 27; June 10, 11, 17; July 23, and August 5, 1970. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1970. External links As codified in 18 U.S.C. chapter 96 of the United States Code from the LII As codified in 18 U.S.C. chapter 96 of the United States Code from the US House of Representatives 1970 in law 91st United States Congress Organized crime terminology Organized crime in the United States United States federal criminal legislation American Mafia events Inchoate offenses United States federal public corruption crime Acts related to organized crime