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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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RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) - Origins

RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) - Crimes

RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) - Effects

RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) - Penalties

RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) - Civil Remedies

RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) - Influences

RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) - Bibliography

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