Addiopizzo has been the most successful campaign against racketeering in the island's history, says Mr Palazzo.
Mr. Nolan, a former Republican leader of the California Legislature, served two years in federal prison for racketeering in connection with campaign fund-raising.
A federal jury this afternoon convicted a longtime aide to former Gov. George Ryan of Illinois, and Mr. Ryan's campaign committee, of racketeering, mail fraud and obstruction of justice during Mr. Ryan's tenure as secretary of state.
Coming after nine weeks of testimony and six days of deliberation, the jury's unanimous verdict was the first in the nation to find a political campaign committee guilty of racketeering, prosecutors said.
- The Florida Department of Law Enforcement was preparing a 52-count indictment against US Representative David Rivera (R-FL) on charges of theft, money laundering, and racketeering after an extensive investigation of his campaign finances.
The latest salvo comes from the Republican Majority Issues Committee, a group that is being sued by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on charges of extortion, racketeering and money laundering and is associated with Representative Tom DeLay, the powerful majority whip.
Mr. Blakey said he knew of six racketeering suits against unions for so-called corporate campaigns meant to pressure companies into unionizing by drawing attention to their asserted shortcomings.
A federal racketeering lawsuit asserts that commissioners in Luzerne County, Pa., allowed campaign contributors to control the county pension fund.
Earlier this month, his former chief of staff was indicted on corruption charges, and his campaign organisation for governor was indicted for racketeering.
Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr. of Providence must forfeit at least $250,000 in campaign contributions because they were collected through racketeering, a federal judge has ruled.
