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The film followed the story of Rico Bandello, or "Little Caesar," played by Edward G. Robinson as he climbed the ladder of the criminal underworld. Rico was a thinly disguised version of Al Capone. Rico's activities were obviously outside the law so the movie had to end his life to stay on high moral ground. Rico was a wildly popular character with Depression era audiences. Most all Americans were familiar with the character and the name Rico.


When Congress passed the Organized Crime Control Act forty years later in 1970, lawmakers cleverly named the central portion of the act the R acketeer I nfluenced and C orrupt O rganizations Act. Abbreviated, the title of the act is RICO.


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