Senators weigh broader RICO-style update amid concerns about scope and constitutional limits
Prosecutors and state police urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to update New Mexico’s 1980-era racketeering law to better target modern organized criminal enterprises; several senators cautioned the draft’s scope and gang definitions need tighter limits to avoid constitutional problems.
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Santa Fe — The Judiciary Committee heard a bill to modernize New Mexico’s racketeering law. Proponents — including prosecutors and state-police leaders — told senators the current statute dates to 1980 and does not reflect modern organized-crime practices such as transnational smuggling, human trafficking and digital-enabled enterprises.
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