22-count indictment returned against suspect in New York City bike path terror attack

[Emjay]

A federal grand jury returned a 22-count indictment Tuesday against Sayfullo Saipov in connection with the deadly terror attack on Manhattan's West Side on Halloween.

The indictment treats the Islamic State, in whose name Saipov told police he carried out the attack, like a mafia family. It charges Saipov with murder in aid of racketeering, a charge federal prosecutors typically use in organized crime cases.

"Consumed by hate and a twisted ideology, Sayfullo Saipov allegedly barreled down a pedestrian walkway and bicycle path on a sunny afternoon on the west side of Manhattan, killing eight innocent people," acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim said.

read more at :http://abcnews.go.com/US/22-count-indictment-returned-suspect-york-city-bike/story?id=51313643

[Emjay]

Wonder why they had to go the Mafia family route?

[Sanguine]

And, they're just now indicting him?

[Emjay]

And, they're just now indicting him?

Who is afraid to call anything a terrorist attack?  I want them in jail, or, barring that, sent to Mars or somewhere farther.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Why do I not read First Degree Murder anywhere in that article?

[truth_seeker]

Wonder why they had to go the Mafia family route?

I seem to recall that RICO statutes were first deployed against the NYC Mafiosi organizations, by Rudy Giuliani.

I pertained to greater flexibility and latitude for evidence gathering like wiretaps etc.

Maybe one of our resident attorneys will fill us in, on why our federal system of government crime solving has not advanced from the 1980s mafia investigation era, now 16 years after 9-11 etc.