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Chapter 3
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CrimeFighters' FloppyBook
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The following chapters have over 400 hard-to-find books and videos that
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contain unusual but useful information for those who decide to fight the
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War on Crime. (There's a few books on other subjects too!)
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If you've read "CrimeFighters" electronic book, and know all about generous
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federal rewards and incentives, press F9 now for next chapter.
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If you haven't read it, here's some information on what "Crimefighters" is
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all about, and how to get a copy.
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CRIMEFIGHTERS - The New Breed of Bounty Hunters, by William B. McGhee.
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The guts of this unusual book is based on federal rewards currently
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available. One such law (Title 18, 3059) pays up to $25,000 for information
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leading to the ARREST of "any felon in any state". Another DEA reward law
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(Title 18, 886) pays up to $25,000 as a bonus reward if it's drug-related!
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These two alone can make you rich when you join in the fight on the war
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against drugs. (Do you know any drug dealers in your area?)
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In addition, RICO laws (Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations) may be
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applied if the felony was committed for profit, which the majority are.
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RICO is a very important CrimeFighter law because it provides for up to 50%
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of any fines and forfeitures collected to be paid to CrimeFighters. The 50%
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is in addition to specific rewards based on 3059, 886 or based on many
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other laws. As you know, there's a federal law for each felony violation -
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and a reward to match. This book covers them all! Choose your field of law
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enforcement, go after the perp's, and get paid huge rewards!
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RICO law also provides for both civil and criminal suits - either one or
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both can be used to lay charges and prosecute. Civil suits are "remedial"
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whereas criminal suits are "punitive". Thus a civil suit and a criminal
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suit doesn't involve "double jeopardy". If you lose one, you can still try
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the other - or both!
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RICO has provisions to levy appropriate fines and forfeitures on everything
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a lawbreaker owns - if they are suspected of being the "fruits of criminal
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activity" - and the burden of proof is on the defendant! Any business that
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launders dirty money may also be forfeited! If there's big money involved,
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that's almost a certainty. Laundering dirty money via a legitimate business
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is the only practical way to legally receive a reportable income.
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The crook's valuable possessions may have been purchased from a lifetime of
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criminal activity, but if you nail him on a felony charge, you can go after
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everything he owns that he can't prove to the court's satisfaction was
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purchased with "honest" money - and you get half!
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Civil vs criminal suits: In civil suits, the evidence need only be a
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preponderence of evidence (the best argument) not proof beyond a reasonable
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doubt as in a criminal suit. In civil suits, only two-thirds of the jury
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need to vote "guilty", as opposed to a unanimous verdict from all jurors in
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a criminal suit. In criminal suits, maximum fines are set by law according
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to the violation. In civil suits, there is no limit: it can be whatever
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seems to match the violation - which may be in the MILLIONS of dollars!
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Civil suits are the easiest to win and should be tried first - when the
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lawbreaker is a corporation or has considerable assets to pay large fines,
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or has assets used in the violation which can be forfeited (airplane,
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boats, vehicles, cash and jewelry, bank accounts, businesses, etc.).
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To avoid a state prosecutor's plea bargaining doing you out of a suitable
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reward, you can elect to be the prosecutor! Qui Tam law is explained in a
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separate chapter. It tells you how tipsters (CrimeFighters) are entitled by
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law to assume the role of state or federal prosecutor -- to protect their
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financial interests. Thus, you can become the D.A. for your own cases!
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You don't have to be a lawyer. Plea bargaining is simply haggling between
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the prosecutor and the lawbreaker's lawyer to reach a compromise, usually
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over a cup of coffee. Ninety percent of cases are settled by plea bargain-
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ing and won't go to trial. For the first one or two, you can hire a lawyer
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to teach you plea bargaining and court sentencing procedure. When you know
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simple sentencing procedure, you can handle cases yourself. Then you can
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use plea bargaining to your advantage - to maximize fines and forfeitures!
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Lawbreakers will, if they can, "buy" their way out of jail to avoid a
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criminal record if they don't already have one. If the lawbreaker is a
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corporation or someone with lots of money, the CrimeFighter (as the D.A.)
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can (when legally possible) downgrade the charge to a misdemeanor and
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minimize criminal charges if the lawbreaker agrees to pay large fines
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and/or forfeitures in a related civil suit. If lawbreakers have few assets
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or there is no agreement, a criminal suit can be used as the alternative to
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punish the perp by recommending maximum punishment, giving them a criminal
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record, and perhaps jail time so you can collect federal (felony) rewards.
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You have a choice - they don't! In any other situation it would be called
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blackmail. But, plea bargaining (deals) are made all the time. It's legal!
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When plea bargaining is used in criminal suits and an agreement is reached
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it won't go to trial. You get a fast and easy "conviction" and collect your
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reward(s), plus fines and forfeitures if any. If no agreement is reached
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for a guilty plea, you turn the case over to a federal prosecutor and let
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them handle it. If they get a conviction, you still get your negotiated
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rewards - and a share of fines of forfeitures, if any.
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When the evidence is iron-clad, it may be advantageous to use both a civil
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suits for large fines and forfeitures, and a criminal suit for additional
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fines and forfeitures (if you missed any on the first round) plus federal
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rewards that require a conviction on felony charges.
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A chapter explains how anyone can make a citizens arrest, and all the
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things you need to know to make it stick. But, all rewards are paid for
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information leading to the arrest and/or conviction. You don't have to
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personally make the arrest. But, it may help to know what to do when
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there's no cops handy and you'll lose the reward if they get away. If you
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have the balls to be a soldier, cop, security guard or mercenary, you've
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got what it takes to be a CrimeFighter! The CrimeFighter book tells you how
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to collect huge rewards. This Catalog tells you where to get the kind of
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training you need for your selected crime fighting specialty.
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CrimeFighters work only with federal agents (mainly the FBI) and not with
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local police. When you have information that provides probable cause for a
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search/arrest warrant, contact the FBI. Federal rewards are based on
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federal laws, and almost all rewards are negotiable! Only federal agents
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can negotiate and be legally bound to pay federal rewards. The size of the
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reward depend on what you do, any personal risks taken, as well as the size
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and value of the bust. (The book provides guidelines for negotiating.)
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CrimeFighters are "information providers", undercover citizen CrimeFighters
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without a badge or FBI authority. You can be a high-profile crime fighter
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like Elliot Ness, or stay undercover and be known only to the feds you work
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with. You don't need their permission or a license to be a CrimeFighter.
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It's a brand new, free-lance occupation. Anyone can be a CrimeFighter!
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CRIME STOPPERS is one of the many privately-funded organization that pays
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small, privately-funded rewards. Their reward formula is detailed in a
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separate chapter for comparison against federal rewards. You could say that
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Crime Stoppers' small rewards are designed for the amateurs, whereas the
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more generous Federal rewards are for the pro's.
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The first edition of this book (CRIMFTR1) is available free from computer
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BBSs, and may be available from disk dealers for a maximum of $6.
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CRIMFTR2, the updated version from feedback, will be available for $20 in a
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professionally printed and bound book, from C.F.I., around January 1994.
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