According to Abadinsky (2004), The Continuing Criminal Enterprise statute “makes it a crime to commit of conspire to commit a continuing series of felony violations of the 1970 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act when the violations are undertaken in concert with five or more persons.”.

The RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) statute is aimed at organized crime operations which frequently engage in activities such as bribery, running illegal gambling, counterfeiting, embezzlement, loan sharking, and fraud.

While RICO has and will continue to be used to arrest and prosecute those involved in the trade of illegal narcotics, CCE is clearly aimed squarely towards these individuals. Both RICO and CCE carry large penalties.

References

Abadinsky, Howard. (2004). Organized Crime. Belmont, California: Thomson Wadsworth.

APA Citation:
Smith, Nathan. M. (2006). Continuing Criminal Enterprise (CCE) vs. RICO.
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