I. INTRODUCTION Congres designed T...

I. INTRODUCTION

Congres designed The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), (1) enacted as Title IX of the Organized Crime command Act of 1970, (2) to combat organized crime. (3) RICO also has broad application beyond the organized crime words immediately preceding [i]or[/i] following because Congress has mandated that RICO "be liberally constru to effectuate its remedial purposes" (4) In Sedima, SPRL v Imrex Co (5) the highest Court concluded that RICO is not limited to organized crime, and may be applied to legitimate businesses. (6) The Court has also held that RICO applies to enterprises without an economic motive. (7) Although the