If it weren't for RICO, no one would know who Giuliani is. As US Attorney for the Southern District of NY, Giuliani brought the first successful RICO case -- known as the "Pizza Connection." Giddy with his success, he then turned to the perceived white collar crimes on Wall Street -- Ivan Boesky and Drexel Burnham Lambert; despite the legislative history that showed that RICO was not intended to be used for white collar crimes but rather only as a blunt instrument for Mafia and similar organizations, the hallmark of which was violence. Some commentators said at that time that Giuliani was going for name recognition in order to further a political career, but he scoffed at them and said that he was only doing what was right. Now we know that he has high political aspirations, and has happily been brought down by his own indiscretions.

Peace.