The European Community can pursue racketeering claims against RJR Nabisco alleging a global money-laundering scheme connected to organized crime groups, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held Wednesday.
In the latest in a series of cases addressing the extraterritorial application of U.S. laws, the circuit reinstated the action brought by the 26 member nations of the European Community against RJR Nabisco and related entities for laundering drug money through the exchange of discounted euros and cigarettes.
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