RICO
The US Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968) — a federal law targeting organised criminal enterprises.
Passed in 1970, RICO was originally designed to combat the American mafia but has since been used against a wide range of organised criminal activity — street gangs, drug cartels, corrupt police units, and even some corporate misconduct. It allows prosecution not only for the underlying predicate crimes (murder, extortion, fraud, etc.) but for membership in the enterprise that commits them. RICO offences commonly appear in FBI Wanted charges, particularly for organised crime, gang and cartel figures. A RICO conviction carries up to 20 years in prison per count (or life if a predicate crime is eligible), plus civil forfeiture of proceeds. Many US Most Wanted fugitives are indicted under RICO because it allows leaders of criminal organisations to be prosecuted for acts committed by their subordinates.