The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act has been an effective cudgel in a variety of criminal cases. Some defense lawyers say prosecutors use it unfairly.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing one of the most serious charges in federal law: racketeering conspiracy. This charge, rooted in the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), was created ...

"Diddy beat the Feds that boy a bad man!" the rapper 50 Cent wrote on Instagram. 50 Cent has been a vocal critic of Combs, ...

The jury sent a note to the trial judge stating they'd reached a verdict on several counts but were unable to reach a ...

Passed in 1970, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act targeting organized crime, most importantly mob bosses. Prosecutors say Diddy was the general of his own criminal organization.

How does a law used against mobsters apply to Trump and his allies? The federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act originated in 1970 as a tool to fight organized crime.

Five men from Middlesex and Somerset counties, including two believed to be affiliated with the Bounty Hunter Bloods criminal ...

The fast-fashion giant Shein is accused of violating California’s delivery law in a new lawsuit led by prosecutors in Napa ...

Jorors are resuming deliberations in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial a day after reaching a verdict on all but the most complicated of the five counts against the hip-hop ...