The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act has been an effective cudgel in a variety of criminal cases. Some ...

Racketeering is illegal under U.S. federal law thanks to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, Act. RICO was enacted in 1970 with the objective of prosecuting the Mafia.

NEW YORK — The jury deliberating at Sean “Diddy” Combs ' sex trafficking trial asked Tuesday to review critical testimony ...

A federal jury acquitted Sean “Diddy” Combs Wednesday of the most serious counts he faced in a trial that Atlanta attorneys said is the latest example of prosecutors’ over-reliance on racketeering ...

Combs will remain behind bars because of his history of violence, the judge said, setting sentencing for October.

"Diddy beat the Feds that boy a bad man!" the rapper 50 Cent wrote on Instagram. 50 Cent has been a vocal critic of Combs, ...

The hip-hop mogul's sex trafficking trial ended in a mixed verdict, meaning the most serious threat, life in prison, was off ...

A federal court jury in the Sean “Diddy” Combs case rejected the government’s theory that he ran a criminal enterprise that helped him carry out serious crimes.

Combs' lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, portrayed the Bad Boy Records founder as the victim of overzealous prosecutors who exaggerated ...

For someone to be convicted of RICO charges, the Justice Department says, a pattern of crimes must be proven that includes at ...

In a sweeping indictment that accuses Combs of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing one of the most serious charges in federal law: racketeering conspiracy. This charge, rooted in ...