RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act)
Origins, Crimes, Effects, Penalties, Civil Remedies, Influences, Bibliography
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is a controversial and innovative federal penal statute. Adopted as part of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, RICO created several new crimes, revived the concept of property forfeiture as a punishment for crimes, and instituted a new civil cause of action that has generated a large volume of litigation.
GERARD E. LYNCH
See also BLACKMAIL AND EXTORTION; CIVIL AND CRIMINAL DIVIDE; CONSPIRACY; CRIMINAL CAREERS; FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW ENFORCEMENT; GUNS, REGULATION OF; ORGANIZED CRIME; WHITE-COLLAR CRIME: HISTORY OF AN IDEA.
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