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RICO

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004329

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a federal statute designed to combat organized crime by providing for enhanced penalties for patterns of criminal activity. It allows for the prosecution of individuals who engage in a continuing series of specified unlawful acts connected to an enterprise. Both criminal and civil remedies are available under RICO.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004329
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/rico/"
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