Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2007
Journal Title
Vermont Law Review
ISSN
0145-2908
Abstract
The complicated structure of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act makes it difficult to determine when “ordinary” crimes spill over into RICO violations. This Article examines and synthesizes various “nexus” requirements that courts have devised to separate non-RICO crimes from full-blown RICO violations. The Article concludes with a discussion of the United States Supreme Court’s recent holding in Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corporation, 126 S. Ct. 1991 (2006), which sharply limits certain types of civil RICO claims.
First Page
171
Last Page
198
Num Pages
28
Volume Number
32
Issue Number
1
Publisher
Vermont Law School
Recommended Citation
Randy D. Gordon,
Crimes That Count Twice: A Reexamination of RICO's Nexus Requirements under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(c) and 1964(c),
32
Vt. L. Rev.
171
(2007).
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