Rico any act or threat involving murder, kidnapping, gambling, arson, robbery, bribery, extortion, or dealing in narcotic or other dangerous drugs, which is chargeable under state law and punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.

RICO defines racketeering activity as any act or threat involving murder, kidnapping, gambling, arson, robbery, bribery, extortion, or dealing in narcotic or other dangerous drugs, which is chargeable under State law and punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.

Explanation:

This United States federal law was passed in 1970. The main purpose of the RICO Act is to end organized crime in the country. The law allows the government to convict Mafia groupsvby proving that the group engaged in two or more racketeering activities.

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