For many years the Commission has supported legislation to eliminate the overlap between the private remedies under RICO and under the Federal securities laws. The securities laws generally provide adequate remedies for those injured by security fraud. It is both unnecessary and unfair to expose defendants in securities cases to the threat of treble damages and other extraordinary remedies provided by RICO.
Discussing the overlap between RICO and federal securities laws during a Committee on Commerce hearing.
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