Abstract
The past four decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in the scope, power, and use of investigative tools to aid in the prosecution of organized crime. The Witness Protection Program, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO), Continuing Criminal Enterprise (CCE) provisions, the Bank Secrecy Act, and money laundering provisions have been especially important in prosecuting criminal enterprises, not just individual organized crime leaders. Because the evidence needed to prosecute a RICO or CCE case is greater, given the multiple elements that must be proven, comparatively fewer cases are prosecuted under these statutes. Many more cases are brought under traditional conspiracy and other statutes that allege specific individual offenses (e.g., drugs, money laundering, extortion). Proper use of prosecution strategies, together with an understanding of their strengths and weaknesses, bodes well for future efforts to contain organized crime in this manner.
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