PUERTO RICO is a Commonwealth, and they govern their own internal affairs with an elected Governor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama about to clinch victory, aide says] Reference

With respect to the settlement of disputes between two criminal entities, RICO is simply the state asserting it's monopoly over force against those who would circumvent it.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Theory of Government, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

That’s what RICO is meant to be applied to and most judges realize that.    From Wordnik.com.  [Victim sues RIAA under RICO Act] Reference

"I did write the textbook on civil RICO, which is why Patricia came to me.".    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

T. OLSON: I was at a think tank talking about something called RICO, Racketeering and Influence Corrupt Organizations Act. And Barbara was in the audience.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 25, 2001] Reference

The so-called RICO statute has never been successfully ruled on in a foreign court, and legal observers questioned the tactic of using it in a commercial court in Russia.    From Wordnik.com.  [post-gazette.com - News] Reference

In its appeal, Philip Morris accused the government of misusing the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as RICO, to go after them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Madison Record -] Reference

Could this be some kind of RICO violation or other violation.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Krugman on Health Care:] Reference

RICO is a brutal weapon.    From Wordnik.com.  [VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » RICOing Illegal Hiring At The Supreme Court] Reference

Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (commonly referred to as the RICO Act or RICO; 18.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference

Racketeer Influence Corrupt Organization Act ( "RICO"), which provides for the recovery of treble damages and attorney fees.    From Wordnik.com.  [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference

"RICO" into the conversation -- abstractly, of course, but I guess that means they're really going to pursue that line of argument.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

It is believed to be the very first use of RICO in this way.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 10, 2003] Reference

RICO (ph) covers it as far as the organization is concerned.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2008] Reference

And in 1970, Congress passed the RICO Act, an anti-racketeering law.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 16, 2008] Reference

INGRID MARIE RIVERA, MISS PUERTO RICO 2007: There ` s proof, you know.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 3, 2008] Reference

"My take is that RICO-style actions would be needed, as you say," he wrote me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Danny Schechter: See No Evil: Movies, Inquiry Avoid Exposing Fraud While Banksters Go Free] Reference

INGRID MARIE RIVERA, MISS PUERTO RICO-UNIVERSE 2007: There ` s proof, you know.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 29, 2007] Reference

It did so on the heels of widespread criticism of the use of RICO in cases like this.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Special Event: March Rich Pardon: Attorney Jack Quinn Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee - February 14, 2001] Reference

LUIS FORTUNO, GOVERNOR OF PUERTO RICO: Well, we have to complete our assessment in that sense.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2009] Reference

Ultimately, RICO is among a small class of crimes (tax crimes being another) where the local U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Explainer: What crimes could federal investigators charge against Lance Armstrong?] Reference

That's what they say has always been difficult in RICO trials and other kinds, to take it to the top?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 29, 2001] Reference

Perhaps, when Mr. Obermier (ph) went over, he said, "We'll drop the RICO count; if you give us X, we'll do Y.".    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Congress Searches for Answers in Controversial Clinton Pardon - February 8, 2001] Reference

And in fact, the plaintiffs were suing these companies under the RICO Act, which seems like a bit of a stretch.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2005] Reference

If those RICO charges come out of the grand jury, and they will, he's not looking at a year, eight to 12 months.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 18, 2007] Reference

Now the 48-count indictment, Fredricka, on RICO, against these two guys, the worst is yet to come for these guys.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 12, 2009] Reference

No RICO here, no racketeering, no conspiracy, which allowed him to allocate in court and not identify anyone else.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2009] Reference

Yet the prosesceutors didn't consider bringing a RICO action to prosecute the interconnected crimes of the Finance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Danny Schechter: See No Evil: Movies, Inquiry Avoid Exposing Fraud While Banksters Go Free] Reference

Proving a RICO charge in court is considered to be relatively easy as it focuses on patterns of behavior as opposed to criminal acts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alemayehu G. Mariam: Steel Vises, Clenched Fists and Closing Walls, (Part IV)] Reference

Supreme Court ruling last month that they can use RICO, a federal antiracketeering statute, in civil suits against abortion protesters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Propaganda Made Me Do It] Reference

And that grand jury is coming back on Monday and they're going to indict him Monday on a superseding indictment, including RICO charges.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 18, 2007] Reference