Note:
Lewis LeClair, Criminal Law—Enforcing Criminal Laws Through Civil Proceedings: Section 1964 of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, 18 U.S.C. § 1964 (1970), 53 Texas L. Rev. 1055 (1975).
 

Abstract:
The federal government’s quest for new and more effective measures to combat organized crime’s ability to escape traditional sanctions culminated in the passage of Title IX of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970. Title IX, and in particular section1964, embody Congress’ attempt to attack organized crime’s economic base by removing organized criminal leaders from legitimate business organizations affecting interstate commerce. Through section 1964, Congress sought to strengthen the Government’s hand with the broader discovery and the lower burden of proof available in a civil proceeding. Congress’ bold grant of these broad equitable powers to the court calls into question the propriety of allowing the exercise of such sweeping sanctions in civil cases.