18 U.S.C. Sec. 1962(C) is the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) pattern requirement. It states that it is illegal for any person employed by or associated with any enterprise that engages in, or its activities affect, interstate or foreign commerce to conduct or participate, directly or indirectly, in the conduct of such enterprise's affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity. A pattern of racketeering activity is defined as two or more acts of racketeering activity, i.e., any act indictable under any of the following provisions: 18 U.S.C. Sections 1961(1), (3), or (5). The acts must have been committed within a ten-year period and must have been related in some way to the enterprise. The different types of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1962(C) PATTERN REQUIREMENT are: • Two or more acts of racketeering activity committed within a ten-year period • Acts must be related to the enterprise • Acts must be indictable under 18 U.S.C. Sections 1961(1), (3), or (5) • Person employed by or associated with any enterprise must conduct or participate, directly or indirectly, in the conduct of such enterprise's affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity.