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Bridging a Gap in the Fight Against Italian Organized Crime: A Comparative Analysis of RICO and 416-bis

Organized crime has continued to pose complex legal challenges in both the United States and Italy. After the passage of landmark anti-Mafia legislation in both countries, prosecutors have tried to work through a novel set of tools to dismantle groups like the Mafia. However in spite of this, Italy still continues to struggle in its efforts to bring down these groups. Volume XLVII staff member Vincenzo Guido argues that Italy should look to the United States' RICO Act for a potential roadmap to bridging the gap in Italian organized crime law and explores how certain parts of existing statutes can better address the evolving nature of Mafia-type entities in Italy.

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