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Jack Fields: “If someone is breaking the law, as the gentleman alleges, as a Mafia mobster, that person would still be penalized under…”

On the recordMarch 7, 1995
If someone is breaking the law, as the gentleman alleges, as a Mafia mobster, that person would still be penalized under the criminal sections of RICO.
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Jack Fields
Texas

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Discussing the implications of RICO in relation to criminal behavior.

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