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RICO

American

[ree-koh] / ˈri koʊ /

noun

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.

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RICO, which stands for the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, targets members of corrupt organizations, allowing the government to try them together for seemingly unrelated crimes.

From Slate • Jul. 3, 2025

Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor, said that to prove RICO, the prosecution must show the existence of not just criminal activity but an actual criminal enterprise.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2025

The indictment charges all the defendants with conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2023

The law, known as RICO, was once one of Giuliani’s favorite tools when he was cracking down on mobsters and Wall Street titans as Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor in the 1980s.

From Washington Times • Aug. 17, 2023

All are accused of running afoul of the state's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, law.

From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2023

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