In some of the cases below the RICO was used before (the first boss sentenced with Rico was Tieri in 1980) or during the fight against the mob.The fact is that the RICO was the keystone that allowed to condemn not only the small fishes but also the bosses, just because they were in charge of a criminal organization and what made Rico much more famous for fighting the mafia while being an indispensable law against any criminal enterprise.