A NJ First: RICO Claim against RIAA not Tony Soprano

Michele Scimeca, from Rockaway Township and her attorney Bart Lombardo have filed a RICO Act (Racketeering Influenced & Corrupt Organizations) counterclaim in USDC Newark against the RIAA after bring accused in December of sharing 1,400 copyrighted songs.

Scimeca's case also cites the Hobbs act: Paying the music labels would deprive her of money she could spend on interstate commerce, her lawyer explained. Because the so-called extortion papers were delivered via the postal system, and potentially affect Scimeca's bank account, her countersuit also cites mail- and bank fraud laws.

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