Organized Crime in the U.S.

Intro -- ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE U. S. -- ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE U. S. -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES: TRENDS AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINITIONS OF ORGANIZED CRIME -- Statutory Definition -- BACKGROUND -- Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act -- The Organized Crime Control Act and RICO -- Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Statutes -- More Recent Federal Attention to Organized Crime29 -- FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS TO COMBAT ORGANIZED CRIME -- Domestic Efforts -- Domestic Working Groups and Task Forces36 -- International Efforts -- International Working Groups and Task Forces -- FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS OF ORGANIZED CRIME -- Agent Utilization -- Case Openings -- Prosecutions -- CURRENT ORGANIZED CRIME TRENDS -- Organized Crime Groups Operating in the United States54 -- Eurasian/Russian -- Asian -- Italian -- Balkan -- Other Organized Crime Groups -- DOMESTIC IMPACT OF ORGANIZED CRIME -- Impact of Organized Crime on the Economy -- Money Laundering -- Cigarette Trafficking -- Piracy and Counterfeiting -- Organized Crime and Terrorists -- POTENTIAL ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- Federal Organized Crime Resources -- Multilateral Crime Fighting -- Potential Organized Crime Nexus with Terrorism -- LEGISLATION IN THE 111TH CONGRESS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 IMPACT ON U.S. OF ASIAN TRANSNATIONAL CRIME -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: PERCEPTIONS OF THE PROBLEM -- Asian Authorities' Perspective -- Cambodia -- China -- Hong Kong -- Japan -- Macau -- The Philippines -- TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT -- Tier Ranking System -- Status of the Eight Sites in This Report -- Taiwan -- Thailand -- U.S. Authorities' Viewpoint -- Researchers' Vantage Point -- 2. SCOPE AND PATTERNS OF ORGANIZED CRIME -- Scope -- Specialization -- Structure or Opportunity?.

The Flow -- 3. IMPACT ON THE UNITED STATES -- Threat, Impact, and Harm to the United States -- Impact on Broader U.S. Interests -- CONCLUSION -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 AFRICAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- AFRICAN CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES -- HOW WE COMBAT AFRICAN CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES -- Chapter 4 ASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- ASIAN CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES -- HOW WE COMBAT ASIAN CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES -- Chapter 5 BALKAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- BALKAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- HISTORY OF BALKAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- Chapter 6 EURASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- EURASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- HISTORY OF EURASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- HOW WE COMBAT EURASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- EURASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME WORKING GROUP -- CENTRAL EUROPEAN WORKING GROUP -- SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN COOPERATIVE INITIATIVE -- Chapter 7 ITALIAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- ITALIAN ORGANIZED CRIME-OVERVIEW -- A LONG HISTORY -- SICILIAN MAFIA (BASED IN SICILY) -- CAMORRA OR NEAPOLITAN MAFIA (BASED IN NAPLES) -- 'NDRANGHETA OR CALABRIAN MAFIA (BASED IN CALABRIA) -- SACRA CORONA UNITA OR UNITED SACRED CROWN (BASED IN THE PUGLIA REGION) -- LA COSA NOSTRA -- HISTORY OF LA COSA NOSTRA -- OTHER HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS -- 1951 -- 1957 -- 1963 -- THE GENOVESE CRIME FAMILY -- EARLY HISTORY-MASSERIA AND MARANZANO -- LUCIANO, COSTELLO, AND GENOVESE -- VALACHI SINGS-AND LOMBARDO LEADS -- FISH ON THE HOOK -- THE PANTHEON PROJECT AND THE ITALIAN AMERICAN WORKING GROUP -- ITALIAN AMERICAN WORKING GROUP -- LABOR RACKETEERING -- Chapter 8 MIDDLE EASTERN ORGANIZED CRIME -- MIDDLE EASTERN CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX.

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