Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)

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United States federal statute anti-racketeering law criminal law statute

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is a U.S. federal law that allows prosecutors to charge individuals or groups engaged in ongoing patterns of organized criminal activity, including through enterprises such as gangs, corporations, or other organizations.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act	14
RICO	2
RICO Act	2
RICO (for law used against it)	1
RICO Act enforcement	1
RICO laws	1
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) canonical	1
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations provisions	1
Title IX – Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations	1
U.S. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2575515 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
Context triple: [Organized Crime and Gang Section, legalBasis, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)]

A. Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994
The Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened anti–money laundering regulations, particularly by enhancing reporting, oversight, and enforcement mechanisms for financial institutions.
B. Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998
The Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened the nation’s anti–money laundering framework by enhancing coordination, enforcement, and strategic planning among financial regulators and law enforcement agencies.
C. Crime Control Act of 1990
The Crime Control Act of 1990 is a comprehensive U.S. federal law that expanded criminal penalties, enhanced law enforcement powers, and introduced various crime-prevention measures across areas such as firearms, drugs, and violent crime.
D. Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is a major U.S. federal law that expanded law enforcement powers, regulated electronic surveillance, and provided funding and standards for criminal justice programs nationwide.
E. Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act
The Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act is a 1992 U.S. federal law that strengthened anti-money laundering controls, expanded reporting requirements, and enhanced enforcement powers against financial crimes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
Target entity description: The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is a U.S. federal law that allows prosecutors to charge individuals or groups engaged in ongoing patterns of organized criminal activity, including through enterprises such as gangs, corporations, or other organizations.

A. Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994
The Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened anti–money laundering regulations, particularly by enhancing reporting, oversight, and enforcement mechanisms for financial institutions.
B. Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998
The Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened the nation’s anti–money laundering framework by enhancing coordination, enforcement, and strategic planning among financial regulators and law enforcement agencies.
C. Crime Control Act of 1990
The Crime Control Act of 1990 is a comprehensive U.S. federal law that expanded criminal penalties, enhanced law enforcement powers, and introduced various crime-prevention measures across areas such as firearms, drugs, and violent crime.
D. Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is a major U.S. federal law that expanded law enforcement powers, regulated electronic surveillance, and provided funding and standards for criminal justice programs nationwide.
E. Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act
The Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act is a 1992 U.S. federal law that strengthened anti-money laundering controls, expanded reporting requirements, and enhanced enforcement powers against financial crimes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ anti-racketeering law ⓘ criminal law statute ⓘ
abbreviation	RICO ⓘ linked to: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
allowsProsecutionOf	groups engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity ⓘ individuals engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity ⓘ
appliesTo	corporations ⓘ criminal enterprises ⓘ labor unions ⓘ organized crime groups ⓘ political organizations ⓘ street gangs ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ
codifiedAs	18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–1968 ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ
countryOfJurisdiction	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateEnacted	1970 ⓘ
definesTerm	enterprise ⓘ pattern of racketeering activity ⓘ racketeering activity ⓘ
effectiveDate	1970 ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
enforcedBy	United States Attorneys ⓘ United States Department of Justice ⓘ
hasEffect	enabled private plaintiffs to sue for racketeering-related injuries ⓘ expanded federal power against organized crime ⓘ
hasSection	18 U.S.C. § 1961 ⓘ 18 U.S.C. § 1962 ⓘ 18 U.S.C. § 1963 ⓘ 18 U.S.C. § 1964 ⓘ
keyConcept	enterprise ⓘ pattern of racketeering activity ⓘ
mainPurpose	allow prosecution of patterns of racketeering activity ⓘ combat organized crime ⓘ
notableUseInCase	H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. ⓘ Salinas v. United States ⓘ Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co. ⓘ United States v. Turkette ⓘ
partOf	Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ⓘ
providesFor	asset forfeiture ⓘ civil causes of action ⓘ criminal penalties ⓘ treble damages in civil suits ⓘ
requires	at least two acts of racketeering activity within 10 years to establish a pattern ⓘ
section1961Defines	racketeering activity and pattern of racketeering activity ⓘ
section1962Prohibits	acquisition or maintenance of an interest in an enterprise through racketeering ⓘ conducting an enterprise’s affairs through racketeering ⓘ conspiracy to violate RICO provisions ⓘ use or investment of income from racketeering in an enterprise ⓘ
section1963Provides	criminal penalties and forfeiture ⓘ
section1964Provides	civil remedies ⓘ
signedBy	Richard Nixon ⓘ
targets	bribery ⓘ drug trafficking offenses ⓘ extortion ⓘ fraud offenses ⓘ gambling offenses ⓘ money laundering ⓘ murder in aid of racketeering ⓘ obstruction of justice ⓘ racketeering ⓘ
usedIn	civil litigation ⓘ criminal prosecutions ⓘ

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Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Organized Crime and Gang Section → legalBasis → Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) ⓘ

Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods → prosecutedUnder → Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ⓘ