Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (96)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:ATF
gptkb:FBI
gptkb:IRS
gptkb:DEA
local law enforcement agencies
gptkbp:allows civil lawsuits
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act_of_1994
terrorism-related offenses
USAPATRIOT Act
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:Police_Department
business enterprises
racketeering activity
gptkbp:challenges criminal enterprises
gptkbp:defines racketeering
18 U. S. C. § 1961-1968
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:UN_Convention_against_Corruption
gptkb:United_Nations_Convention_against_Transnational_Organized_Crime
gptkb:Inter-American_Convention_against_Corruption
gptkb:UN_Convention_against_Illicit_Traffic_in_Narcotic_Drugs_and_Psychotropic_Substances
gptkbp:effective_date gptkb:1970
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:enhances investigative techniques
gptkbp:facilitates cooperation agreements
prosecutions of corrupt officials
gptkbp:fighting_style white-collar crime
gptkbp:has_influence_on state racketeering laws
gptkbp:historical_debate legal circles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
gptkbp:impact gptkb:technique
gptkb:legal_case
civil rights
law enforcement practices
gptkbp:includes predicate acts
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:political_movement
organized crime investigations
anti-mafia laws
drug policy reforms
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in public corruption
gptkbp:is_associated_with RICO statutes
gptkbp:is_challenged_by constitutional law cases
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:legal_case
law reviews
gptkbp:is_considered landmark legislation
gptkbp:is_considered_as controversial legislation
tool for justice
a necessary law
gptkbp:is_criticized_for potential for abuse
vague definitions
overreach
overreach concerns
gptkbp:is_discussed_in law enforcement training
gptkbp:is_implemented_in federal courts
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with mafia prosecutions
gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as anti-gang legislation
gptkbp:is_part_of Title IX of the Organized Crime Control Act
law enforcement strategy
anti-organized crime efforts
U. S. legal framework
U. S. criminal law
federal anti-corruption initiatives
gptkbp:is_related_to money laundering
civil asset forfeiture
gptkbp:is_subject_to judicial interpretation
gptkbp:is_used_in civil rights cases
high-profile prosecutions
gptkbp:led_to increased penalties
gptkbp:legal_issue impact on sentencing guidelines
drug trafficking organizations
impact on plea bargains
broad interpretation by courts
impact on criminal defenses
narrow interpretation in some cases
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Money_Laundering_Control_Act
gptkb:Travel_Act
Controlled Substances Act
Conspiracy Act
Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:United_States_v._Coonan
gptkb:United_States_v._Turkette
gptkb:United_States_v._Salerno
gptkb:United_States_v._RICO
H. J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
gptkbp:provides forfeiture of assets
criminal penalties
gptkbp:purpose combat organized crime
gptkbp:reform racketeering activity
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Police_Department
RICO conspiracy
gptkbp:requires pattern of racketeering activity
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkbp:supports prosecutorial discretion
gptkbp:targets corrupt organizations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:R._I._C._O.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5