Organized Retail Crime.

Intro -- ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME -- ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- CHALLENGES IN DEFINING OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME -- Federal Definition -- OPERATION OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME GROUPS -- Targeted Products -- Methods Used by Boosters -- Employee Collusion -- Fraud Schemes -- Cargo Theft -- Methods Used by Fences -- Impact of Globalization and Technology -- DOMESTIC IMPACT OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME -- Economic Impact: A Lack of Consensus -- Public Health and Safety Risks -- Potential Links to Terrorism -- CURRENT DOMESTIC EFFORTS TO COMBAT ORC -- Retailers -- Online Marketplaces -- Federal Law Enforcement -- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) -- U.S. Secret Service (USSS) -- U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) -- ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION -- Are Retailers Doing Enough? -- Federally Criminalizing ORC -- Regulation of Online and Physical Marketplaces -- APPENDIX. STATE FELONY THEFT LEVELS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 STATEMENT OF DAVID JOHNSON, SECTION CHIEF, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, BEFORE THE UNITED STATES HOUSE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY -- ORT THREAT -- CHALLENGES -- SUCCESSES -- Chapter 3 STATEMENT OF JANICE AYALA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR INVESTIGATIVE PROGRAMS, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, BEFORE THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY, HEARING ON "ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME" -- INTRODUCTION -- ICE's Role in Battling Organized Retail Crime -- Rosemont Wholesale, Inc. -- Mohammed Ghali -- Organized Retail Crime Pilot Program -- CONCLUSION.

Chapter 4 STATEMENT OF JOHN R. LARGE, SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS, U.S. SECRET SERVICE, BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY, HEARING ON "COMBATING ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME: THE ROLE OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT" -- FINANCIAL FRAUD AND ELECTRONIC CRIMES -- FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS AND COMBINING RESOURCES -- Community Outreach and Public Awareness -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 5 STATEMENT OF ZANE M. HILL, DEPUTY CHIEF POSTAL INSPECTOR, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, U.S. POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE, BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY, HEARING ON "COMBATING ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME: THE ROLE OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT" -- Chapter 6 TESTIMONY OF BRADE BREKKE, VICE PRESIDENT, ASSETS PROTECTION, TARGET CORPORATION, BEFORE THE HOUSE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY, HEARING ON "ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT: FOSTERING A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE RESPONSE" -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND ON ORC -- RETAIL INDUSTRY EFFORTS -- E-FENCING -- PROPOSED REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE AUCTION COMPANIES -- RETAILERS WANT TO PARTNER WITH INTERNET AUCTION SITES -- CONCLUSION -- COALITION AGAINST ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME -- Chapter 7 WRITTEN TESTIMONY OF MR. ROBERT CHESNUT, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, RULES, TRUST AND SAFETY, EBAY INC., BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY, HEARING ON "ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT PREVENTION: FOSTERING A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE RESPONSE" -- Chapter 8 TESTIMONY OF KARL LANGHORST, DIRECTOR, LOSS PREVENTION, RANDALL'S/TOM THUMB A SAFEWAY COMPANY, BEFORE THE HOUSE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY, HEARING ON "ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT: FOSTERING A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE RESPONSE".

Chapter 9 TESTIMONY OF DETECTIVE DAVID HILL, OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY, HEARING ON "ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT: FOSTERING A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE RESPONSE" -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

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