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RICO Resurgence: How State Statutes are Bringing RICO Back.

*Andrea Hutton I. Introduction In the first episode of The Sopranos, Tony Soprano laments to his therapist that “[he’s] not getting any satisfaction from [his] work.”[1] When his therapist asks why, Tony says, “[a]ll because of RICO,” clarifying that RICO is not a family member, but a statute.[2] Many Americans are familiar with the RacketeerContinue reading “RICO Resurgence: How State Statutes are Bringing RICO Back.”

FIFA Gets the Mafia Treatment

FIFA Gets the Mafia Treatment Christopher Burns* Members of the Hells Angels, Latin Kings, and the Gambino crime family were all prosecuted in Federal Court under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).  RICO, enacted in 1970, was drafted with the intention to take down various mafia organizations and crime syndicates located domestically byContinue reading “FIFA Gets the Mafia Treatment”