Organized Crime Control Act of 1970

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The Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 is a major U.S. federal law aimed at combating organized crime, best known for establishing the RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) provisions.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
criminal law statute ⓘ
abbreviation OCCA ⓘ
codifiedInPartAt 18 U.S.C. § 3331 ⓘ
18 U.S.C. § 6001 et seq. ⓘ
18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–1968 ⓘ
componentTitle Title I – Special Grand Juries ⓘ
Title II – Witness Immunity ⓘ
Title IX – Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ⓘ
Title V – Immunity of Witnesses ⓘ
Title X – General Provisions ⓘ
containsTitle Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createsRemedyType civil RICO actions ⓘ
criminal RICO prosecutions ⓘ
dateSigned 1970-10-15 ⓘ
enactedBy 91st United States Congress ⓘ
establishes Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations provisions ⓘ
focusesOn criminal enterprises ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ
racketeering activity ⓘ
historicalContext enacted during the Nixon administration ⓘ
part of a broader federal effort to combat the Mafia and other organized crime groups ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
legalEffect allows leaders of a syndicate to be tried for crimes they ordered or assisted ⓘ
authorizes electronic surveillance under specified conditions ⓘ
authorizes extended criminal penalties for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization ⓘ
authorizes special grand juries to investigate organized crime ⓘ
expands witness immunity provisions ⓘ
increases penalties for certain gambling offenses ⓘ
permits forfeiture of assets derived from racketeering activity ⓘ
provides for witness protection measures ⓘ
strengthens provisions against loan sharking ⓘ
longTitle An Act to strengthen the legal tools in the evidence-gathering process, to establish new penal prohibitions, and to provide enhanced sanctions and new remedies to deal with the unlawful activities of those engaged in organized crime ⓘ
notableFor broad definition of racketeering activity ⓘ
creation of the RICO statute ⓘ
use in both criminal and civil litigation against enterprises ⓘ
presidentAtSigning Richard Nixon ⓘ
primaryPurpose combat organized crime in the United States ⓘ
provide enhanced sanctions and new remedies against organized crime ⓘ
strengthen legal tools for evidence gathering against organized crime ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 91-452 ⓘ
shortTitle Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ⓘ
signedBy Richard Nixon ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 84 Stat. 922 ⓘ
titleOfU.S.CodeAffected Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ
Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
yearEnacted 1970 ⓘ

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91st United States Congress → passed → Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ⓘ
Witness Security Program → authorizedBy → Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ⓘ
Witness Security Program → legalBasis → Title V of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ⓘ
linked to: Organized Crime Control Act of 1970
WITSEC Program → legalBasis → Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ⓘ
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act → partOf → Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ⓘ
Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 → shortTitle → Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ⓘ
Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 → longTitle → An Act to strengthen the legal tools in the evidence-gathering process, to establish new penal prohibitions, and to provide enhanced sanctions and new remedies to deal with the unlawful activities of those engaged in organized crime ⓘ
linked to: Organized Crime Control Act of 1970
Witness Security Division → legalBasis → Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ⓘ
United States federal witness protection system → legalBasis → Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ⓘ
United States federal witness protection system → legalBasis → Title V of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ⓘ
linked to: Organized Crime Control Act of 1970