Mosca tells his henchman "not to forget the cannoli". This is a reference to a murder of an informant in The Godfather (1972). Earlier, Mosca mentions something he had learned from an old don named Barzini, which is also a reference to the Godfather.
The show was repeated on Christmas Day, 1987, the only time the show aired on Christmas Day.
This was the third episode of season four to be filmed, but the first one aired as NBC wanted to start the fourth season with Crockett going to jail.
Stanley Tucci previously played a father who was going to testify against lawyer Howard Famiglia until he was intimidated not to in Baby Blues (1986).
The RICO statute referred to is called the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, which grants extended penalties for crimes committed by organized groups.