EXCLUSIVE-U.S. mulls using law designed to prosecute Mafia against Capitol rioters
EXCLUSIVE-U.S. mulls using law designed to prosecute Mafia against Capitol rioters Reuters 2/3/2021 By Mark Hosenball and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is considering whether to charge members of far-right groups involved in the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol under a federal law usually used against organized crime, according to two law enforcement sources. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO, enables prosecutors to combat certain ongoing racketeering crimes such as murder, kidnapping, bribery and money laun...
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