You have to understand the context a bit. The world in 2012 is a very different place than it was in 1970-1990. There wsa a huge crackdown on organized crime and gangs during this period, which leveraged tools like asset freezes and RICO. These tools have always skirted the boundaries of fairness, but were nonetheless instrumental in the massive decline in the power of organized crime in the U.S. over the last several decades.