Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:RICO
gptkbp:allows	gptkb:crime civil lawsuits
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:corruption gptkb:extortion gptkb:drug_trafficking gptkb:fraud gptkb:kidnapping gptkb:white-collar_crime money laundering counterfeiting obstruction of justice arson bribery murder for hire criminal enterprises racketeering activity gambling offenses
gptkbp:codifiedIn	18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–1968
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted	October 15, 1970
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation gptkb:United_States_Attorneys gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:influenced	state RICO laws
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:notableCase	gptkb:United_States_v._Turkette H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co.
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Organized_Crime_Control_Act_of_1970
gptkbp:penalty	imprisonment treble damages forfeiture of assets
gptkbp:purpose	combat organized crime
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:usedFor	gptkb:mobster businesses public corruption terrorist organizations drug cartels political organizations corporate fraud street gangs white-collar criminals
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Organized_Crime_Control_Act_of_1970 gptkb:RICO_Act gptkb:Crime_Control_Act_of_1970 gptkb:Organized_Crime_Control_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act