Public Enterprises and RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act) - The Aftermath of United States v Turkette

• NCJ Number: 82912
• Journal: Criminal Law Bulletin Volume: 18 Issue: 3 Dated: (May/June 1982) Pages: 197-203
• Author(s): J Poklemba; P Crusco
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 7 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

In this article, the authors pursue the question of whether the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act - known as RICO - was intended to apply to public entities.

Abstract

The authors' major point is that they are convinced that Congress could (under the commerce clause) and did (within the four corners of the Act) include public entities within the term 'enterprise'. For readers who are unfamiliar with RICO, this piece may serve as a general introduction to the law. (Publisher abstract)