RICO is both criminal and civil. It often gets used for civil matters because it trebles damages. Besides the typical mafia/corruption cases, it comes up in pro

RICO is both criminal and civil. It often gets used for civil matters because it trebles damages. Besides the typical mafia/corruption cases, it comes up in protest/activist lawsuits, i.e. SLAPP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_public_participation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_publi...