Here in New York, a group of tenants have filed suit against one of the city’s largest landlords, Pinnacle Group. The suit cites the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act — RICO — to accuse Pinnacle of employing illegal tactics to evict tenants and increase rents. Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez has investigated the company in the New York Daily News. His reports have documented cases showing abuses of tenants in order to drive them out.