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      "date": "2002-05-06",
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      "title": "RICO: Legislative Activity in the 107th Congress",
      "summary": "The federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) provisions outlaw the use\nof\nvarious state and federal crimes (RICO predicates) to acquire, maintain, or conduct the activities of\na formal or informal enterprise whose activities affect interstate or foreign commerce, 18 U.S.C.\n 1961-1965. Violations subject offenders to criminal penalties and civil liability.\n  The USA PATRIOT Act added terrorist offenses to the list of RICO predicates. Other proposals\nintroduced in the 107th Congress address offenses that their sponsors believe should be classified\nas RICO predicates. Still others would expand the remedies available to the victims of RICO\nviolations.\n  RICO has figured in the appropriations process as well. The Justice Department has on several\noccasions unsuccessfully sought a specific appropriation to fund its RICO civil suit against several\nmajor tobacco companies ( United States v. Philip Morris , 116 F.Supp. 2d 131 (D.D.C.\n2000),  see\ne.g., Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies\nAppropriations for 2000: Hearings Before a Subcomm. on the House Comm. on Appropriations,\nPt.2 , 106th Cong., 1st Sess. 429 (1999). In lieu of the alternative means of funding approved\nin the\npast, 28 U.S.C.  509 note, the President's budget for FY2003 calls for direct appropriation support.\n  Related CRS Reports include  CRS Report 96-950(pdf) ,  RICO: A Brief Sketch ; CRS Report RS20736,  RICO: An Abridged Sketch ;  CRS Report RS20377(pdf) ,  RICO: Legislative\nActivity in the 106th\nCongress ; and CRS Report RS20091,  The Federal Lawsuit Against Tobacco Companies\nto Recover\nHealth Care Costs .",
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