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By the late 1970s, new challenges arose. Younger mobsters displayed less discipline, and the RICO statute introduced sophisticated new tools for law enforcement to battle organized crime. A robust crackdown culminated in Operation Bri, where Marcello was ultimately indicted on conspiracy and fraud charges in 1980. Faced with the reality of do time, he bore his legal battle with stoicism, marking a significant fall from grace for the once-touted untouchable kingpin.