The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act has been an effective cudgel in a variety of criminal cases. Some ...

Racketeering is illegal under U.S. federal law thanks to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, Act. RICO was enacted in 1970 with the objective of prosecuting the Mafia.

Multiple federal prosecutors explain how the verdict is, to quote one, a “huge, huge blow” to the prosecutors who sought ...

A federal jury acquitted Sean “Diddy” Combs Wednesday of the most serious counts he faced in a trial that Atlanta attorneys said is the latest example of prosecutors’ over-reliance on racketeering ...

Combs will remain behind bars because of his history of violence, the judge said, setting sentencing for October.

The hip-hop mogul's sex trafficking trial ended in a mixed verdict, meaning the most serious threat, life in prison, was off ...

Combs' lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, portrayed the Bad Boy Records founder as the victim of overzealous prosecutors who exaggerated ...

"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, ...

Breaking down RICO Act amid Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ongoing trial. Learn more about the racketeering law's requirements and ...

After a weekslong trial featuring a slew of witnesses and testimony, a verdict was reached. But with it comes some questions over terminology.

For someone to be convicted of RICO charges, the Justice Department says, a pattern of crimes must be proven that includes at least two instances of racketeering committed within a ten-year period and ...

The 12-member jury found Combs guilty of only two of the 5 counts, which could lead him to serve jail time of 20 years. The jury deliberated reportedly found it difficult to decide on the racketeering ...