8.154 Racketeering Enterprise-Proof of Purpose (18 U.S.C. Sec. 1959) is a federal law that defines the requirements for a racketeering enterprise to be proven in court. The law requires proof that the racketeering enterprise was formed or operated, in part, to engage in any activity that is a violation of federal or state laws relating to organized crime. The types of proof of purpose that can be used to establish the existence of a racketeering enterprise include: evidence of a pattern of racketeering activity; evidence that the enterprise was organized and operated to facilitate the commission of racketeering activity; and evidence of the use of the enterprise as a tool for committing or facilitating racketeering activity. The evidence must also be sufficient to show that the enterprise was engaged in racketeering activity as a continuing part of its business.