RICO Reform: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First and Second Sessions, H.R. 3240 and Related Bills Rocketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1987, April 9, July 9, December 3, 1987, and August 10, 1988 |
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