Crimes That Count Twice: A Reexamination of RICO's Nexus Requirements under 18 U.S.C. 1962(c) and 1964(c)
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The complicated structure of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act makes it difficult to determine when ordinary crimes spill over into RICO violations. This Article examines and synthesizes various nexus requirements that courts have devised to separate non-RICO crimes from full-blown RICO violations. The Article concludes with a discussion of the United States Supreme Courts recent holding in Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corporation, 126 S. Ct. 1991 (2006), which sharply limits certain types of civil RICO claims.