RICO
RICO — abbreviation
1. A U.S. federal law enacted in 1970 that makes it a crime to belong to or lead an
A U.S. federal law enacted in 1970 that makes it a crime to belong to or lead an organization that commits a pattern of serious illegal activities such as fraud, bribery, or extortion. The law allows prosecutors to go after the whole group rather than only individual members.
Christopher faced RICO charges for defrauding over two hundred homeowners through a real-estate scheme.
faced RICO charges for [crime]
The grand jury used Yael's testimony to build a RICO case against a smuggling ring.
build a RICO case against [criminal group]
Prosecutors applied RICO statutes to dismantle the Meera crime family's loan-sharking operation.
The judge dismissed the RICO charges for lack of a clear fraud pattern.
Roya was convicted under RICO for her role in a bribery conspiracy involving city officials.
用法筆記
In legal contexts, the law is most often referred to as 'the RICO Act' or 'RICO statutes.' Defendants are said to be 'charged under RICO' or face 'RICO charges.' The word is always capitalized and is typically pronounced as a single acronym (/ˈriːkoʊ/), not as separate letters.