2.74.5 RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS ACT-"SECTION A" (Third Element-Derivation of Income Through a Pattern of Racketeering Activity) is a legal framework which allows the prosecution of a criminal enterprise that derives income from a pattern of racketeering activity. This legal framework is outlined in Title 18 U.S.C. §196andd it establishes a number of elements that must be met in order for a criminal enterprise to be prosecuted. The third element that must be met in order for a criminal enterprise to be prosecuted under this legal framework is the derivation of income through a pattern of racketeering activity. The types of activities that may constitute a pattern of racketeering activity under this legal framework include a variety of criminal activities, such as bribery, extortion, fraud, money laundering, and embezzlement. The pattern of racketeering activity must involve at least two or more acts of racketeering activity that are related to each other and that have occurred over a period of time. The prosecution must also prove that the criminal enterprise derived income from the pattern of racketeering activity to be successfully prosecuted under this legal framework.