Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (96)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:affiliated_with |
gptkb:ATF
gptkb:FBI gptkb:IRS gptkb:DEA local law enforcement agencies |
gptkbp:allows |
civil lawsuits
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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
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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
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gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:Police_Department
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gptkbp:enhances |
investigative techniques
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gptkbp:facilitates |
cooperation agreements
prosecutions of corrupt officials |
gptkbp:fighting_style |
white-collar crime
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gptkbp:has_influence_on |
state racketeering laws
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gptkbp:historical_debate |
legal circles
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
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gptkbp:impact |
gptkb:technique
gptkb:legal_case civil rights law enforcement practices |
gptkbp:includes |
predicate acts
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gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:political_movement
organized crime investigations anti-mafia laws drug policy reforms |
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
public corruption
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gptkbp:is_associated_with |
RICO statutes
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gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
constitutional law cases
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gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:legal_case
law reviews |
gptkbp:is_considered |
landmark legislation
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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
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gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
federal courts
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gptkbp:is_often_associated_with |
mafia prosecutions
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gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as |
anti-gang legislation
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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
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gptkbp:is_used_in |
civil rights cases
high-profile prosecutions |
gptkbp:led_to |
increased penalties
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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
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gptkbp:reform |
racketeering activity
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gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Police_Department
RICO conspiracy |
gptkbp:requires |
pattern of racketeering activity
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gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Henry_Nixon
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gptkbp:supports |
prosecutorial discretion
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gptkbp:targets |
corrupt organizations
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:R._I._C._O.
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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