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Some Experts Say Lawmakers Should Abolish RICO Act

While lawmakers introduced and passed the RICO statute in 1970 primarily as a tool to deter organized crime, African Americans have predominately suffered under that law. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When there is public pressure to prosecute high profile individuals or groups; federal, state, and local politicians have traditionally used their law enforcement agencies to score political points,” said Attorney Chris Parker of Hendry & Parker in Dunedin, Florida. “It would be naïve to believe that RICO’s significant breadth has not been utilized as an instrument to advance political agendas, and minority and other disfavored groups often bear the brunt of heavy-handed prosecutions.”

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