On September 7, 1988, Milken's employer, Drexel Burnham Lambert, was threatened with RICO charges respondeat superior, the legal doctrine that corporations are responsible for their employees' crimes.
7 september 1988 blev Milkens arbejdsgiver, Drexel Burnham Lambert også truet med en RICO-tiltale ud fra det juridiske princip at virksomheder er ansvarlige for deres ansattes kriminalitet.