Next, based on the text, provide your opinion of whether or not the government can use the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) or the Continuing Criminal Enterprise Statute (CCE) to combat global organized financial crimes like the sale of counterfeit merchandise.
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) was establish back in 1970. The federal jurisdiction is possible under the RICO statue based on the criminal act. The RICO statue requires a criminal enterprise that affects interstate commerce. Interstate commerce would be any items purchased, commodities, people, money or goods that are moved through use of the interstate between states. There are approximately thirty-five key crime that fall under the RICO statue, E.G. Arson, Bribery, Counterfeiting, Kid Napping and Drug dealing.