Federal Criminal Charges & RICO Act Violations
RICO Act: A Brief Overview RICO is an acronym for the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Enacted in 1970, the RICO Act, entrenched in 18 U.S.C. § 1961, was intended as a weapon to fight the Mafia. It has since broadened to encapsulate a wide range of criminal activities. The Breadth of RICO Predicate Offenses Central to any RICO case is the concept of ‘predicate offenses.’ Under the RICO Act, a person or organization […]