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Serial No. 113-60: Taking Down the Cartels: Examining United States - Mexico Cooperation: Hearing Before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, Second Session, April 2, 2014
This is from the 2 April 2014 hearing "Taking Down the Cartels: Examining United States - Mexico Cooperation," before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security. From Chairman McCaul's Opening Statement: "Because of the threats to both the United States and Mexico stemming from organized crime, both of our nations share security objectives for our borders -- keep threats out, but ensure the expeditious flow of commerce. Our respective law enforcement agencies have been working closely together to come to a common understanding of how to synchronize enforcement operations on each side of the border. However, we cannot just focus on our shared border, Mexico must stop criminals long before they reach us. As Mexico's economy improves, it is now seeing an increase in immigration from Central and South America. This will place a great burden on Mexico to better secure its southern border, and we are working through the Merida initiative to assist in not only technology applications, but operational planning and training to support President Peña Nieto's goals as well as those of the United States." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Michael McCaul, James Dinkins, John D. Feeley, Christopher Wilson, and Alan D. Bersin.
United States. Government Printing Office
2014
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Department of Homeland Security: Progress Report on Implementation of Mission and Management Functions
DHS has "generally achieved" 78 of its 171 performance expectations, "not achieved" 83 expectations, and was "not assessed" on 10 expectations. "At the time of its creation in 2003 as one of the largest federal reorganizations
in the last several decades, we designated the implementation and
transformation of DHS as a high-risk area due to the magnitude of the
challenges it confronted in areas vital to the physical and economic well being
of the nation. After 4 years into its overall integration effort, DHS has attained
some level of progress in all of its mission and management areas. The rate of
progress, however, among these areas varies, as shown in the table below."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2007-08
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World Law Bulletin: June 2005
This issue of the monthly publication of the Law Library of Congress includes the following relevant titles: "India: Death Sentence in Attack on American Center." "On January 22, 2002, two groups of terrorists, including Aftab Ansari, a Dubai-based terrorist linked with the ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) of Pakistan, carrying AK-47 guns launched a sudden attack on the American Center located in the busy Chowringhee area in Kolkata, India, and gunned down seven policemen guarding the center. The attack was so swift and sudden that the guards were taken by surprise and were unable to respond. The terrorists escaped through the crowded area. The attackers were finally arrested and charged with various offenses under the Indian Penal Code (Code No. 45, 1860, §§ 120, 120A, 121, 302, & 307) and the Arms Act (§ 27A), relating to murder of innocent persons, treason, possession of illegal weapons and various other criminal and subversive activities. After the trial, which was conducted under heavy security inside the Presidency Jail in Kolkata, the special session judge, on April 26, 2005, convicted the six defendants and the following day sentenced them to be hanged to death."
Law Library of Congress (U.S.)
Johnson, Constance Axinn; Zeldin, Wendy I.
2005-06
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Digest of United States Practice in International Law, 2014
From the Introduction: "I am delighted to introduce the annual edition of the Digest of United States Practice in International Law for 2014. This volume provides a historical record of developments during calendar year 2014. The State Department publishes the official version of the Digest exclusively on-line to make U.S. views on international law more quickly and readily accessible to our counterparts in other governments, and to international organizations, scholars, students, and other users, both within the United States and around the world."
United States. Department of State. Office of the Legal Adviser
Guymon, CarrieLyn D.
2014
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Frontline [Vol. 3, No. 3]
This edition of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Frontline contains the following articles: "The Silent Vigil"; "CBP Welcomes Anti-Terrorism Pioneer"; "Hitting the Target"; "Operation Streamline"; and "Deserted".
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
2010-11
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Defending Childhood: Report of the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence
"Exposure to violence is a national crisis that affects 'approximately two out of every three of our children.' Of the 76 million children currently residing in the United States, an estimated 46 million can expect to have their lives touched by violence, crime, abuse, and psychological trauma this year. In 1979, U.S. Surgeon General Julius B. Richmond declared violence a public health crisis of the highest priority, and yet 33 years later that crisis remains. Whether the violence occurs in children's homes, neighborhoods, schools, playgrounds or playing fields, locker rooms, places of worship, shelters, streets, or in juvenile detention centers, the exposure of children to violence is a uniquely traumatic experience that has the potential to profoundly derail the child's security, health, happiness, and ability to grow and learn -- with effects lasting well into adulthood."
United States. Department of Justice
2013-01?
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network: Implications and Benefits of Cross- Border Funds Transmittal Reporting
"Section 6302 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires, among other things, that the Secretary of the Treasury study the feasibility of 'requiring such financial institutions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to report to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network certain cross-border electronic transmittals of funds, if the Secretary determines that reporting of such transmittals is reasonably necessary to conduct the efforts of the Secretary against money laundering and terrorist financing.' Under current FinCEN regulation, 31 C.F.R. § 103.33 (the 'recordkeeping rule')1, financial institutions are generally required to collect and retain records of certain specified data regarding funds transfers they process of $3,000 or more. Because the recordkeeping rule does not distinguish between domestic and international funds transfers, financial institutions must make and maintain records on all transmittals of at least $3,000. Further, the rule states that while institutions need not retain the information in any particular manner, their records must be in a format that is retrievable. The recordkeeping rule does not require financial institutions to report to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) the information they maintain, but only requires that the data be available upon request to FinCEN, to law enforcement, and to regulators to whom FinCEN has delegated Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance examination authority through the examination process."
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (U.S.)
2009-01
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National Gang Center Newsletter [Fall 2016]
The following document is the fall 2016 newsletter from the National Gang Center which discusses "Improving Understanding of and Responsiveness to Gang-Involved Girls". From the document: "This project had two phases of data collection: individual, qualitative interviews with key stakeholders (including outreach workers and former gang members) and individual interviews with gang-involved girls to collect quantitative and qualitative data. [...] The following summarizes selected key findings from NCCD's interviews with ganginvolved girls. It also includes several recommendations, drawing on the study findings, for service providers and others who want to help gang-involved girls."
National Gang Center (U.S.); United States. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance
2016
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Oversight of the Administration's Misdirected Immigration Enforcement Policies: Examining the Impact on Public Safety and Honoring the Victims, Hearing before the United States Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, First Session, July 21, 2015
This testimony compilation is from the July 21, 2015 hearing on "Oversight of the Administration's Misdirected Immigration Enforcement Policies: Examining the Impact on Public Safety and Honoring the Victims" held before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. From the opening statement of Chuck Grassley: "This committee continues to honor its pledge to conduct oversight over the implementation of the laws Congress has passed as well as the policies and practices of the Executive Branch. Today, we will focus on how this administration's immigration policies and practices are hurting American families. The Committee will hear powerful testimony from a number of relatives who have lost loved ones as a direct result of the administration's failure to deport criminals or its tolerance of sanctuary policies. Let me begin by extending a special welcome to our witnesses, especially family members of victims. I hope you will accept our deepest sympathies for the losses you have each suffered. Thank you very much for your willingness to share your stories, and for paying tribute to those who, though no longer with us in body, are surely with us in spirit in this room." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Susan Oliver, Grace Huang, Michael Ronnebeck, Gabriel Salguero, Jim Steinle, J. Thomas Manger, Brian McCann, Laura Wilkerson, Rodriguez, and Sarah Saldaña.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
2015-07-21
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Unaccompanied Minors: Hearings before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, Second Session, June 24 and July 3, 2014
This is the June 24 and July 3, 2014 hearings on "Unaccompanied Minors," held before the House Committee on Homeland Security. This Government Printing Office (GPO) document features two hearings. The first is titled "Dangerous Passage: The Growing Problem of Unaccompanied Children Crossing the Border" and centers around the topic of the safety of these minors crossing the border, how to stem the flow and how to manage the children once they are in the US. The second is titled "Crisis on the Texas Border: Surge of Unaccompanied Minors" and focuses exclusively on the issue in Texas. Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Jeh Johnson, W. Craig Fugate, Ronald D. Vitiello, Rick Perry, Kevin W. Oaks, Steve C. McCraw, J.E. "Eddie" Guerra, Ramon Garcia, and Mark J. Seitz.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2015
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume II - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes [March 2016]
"The Money Laundering and Financial Crimes section of the Department of State's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) has been prepared in accordance with section 489 of the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) of 1961, as amended (the 'FAA,' 22 U.S.C. § 2291) [United States Code]. The 2016 INCSR is the 32nd annual report prepared pursuant to the FAA.1 The FAA requires a report on the extent to which each country or entity that received assistance under chapter 8 of Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act in the past two fiscal years has 'met the goals and objectives of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances' ('1988 UN Drug Convention') (FAA § 489(a)(1)(A)). Although the 1988 UN Drug Convention does not contain a list of goals and objectives, it does set forth a number of obligations the parties agree to undertake. Generally speaking, it requires the parties to take legal measures to outlaw and punish all forms of illicit drug production, trafficking, and drug money laundering; to control chemicals that can be used to process illicit drugs; and to cooperate in international efforts to these ends. The statute lists action by foreign countries on the following issues as relevant to evaluating performance under the 1988 UN Drug Convention: illicit cultivation, production, distribution, sale, transport and financing, money laundering, asset seizure, extradition, mutual legal assistance, law enforcement and transit cooperation, precursor chemical control, and demand reduction."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2016-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report [March 2013]
This document contains Volumes I and II of the 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, released by the U.S. Department of State. Volume I examines drug and chemical control, while Volume II provides information on money laundering and financial crimes. "The 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report provides an overview of steps taken during the previous year by the governments of over 90 countries to reduce illicit narcotics production, trafficking and use. Efforts towards these common goals are required by treaties endorsed by virtually all member states of the United Nations, and the United States strongly supports these legal instruments both through its own domestic efforts and by providing assistance to help reinforce the work of foreign partners to enhance their capacities to achieve sustainable results. U.S. assistance can play an important role in bolstering the efforts of committed governments to reduce illicit drug supplies, strengthen criminal justice systems and correctional institutions, and promote advances in prevention and treatment. By supporting international efforts to reduce the flow of illicit drugs to the United States, U.S. assistance directly supports the public health and safety of U.S. citizens. U.S. assistance also helps support key U.S. foreign policy objectives by strengthening the ability of international partners to provide security for their citizens and safeguard the rule of law. However, as this report underscores, U.S. assistance can only supplement domestic efforts by partner governments; there is no substitute for a host-nation's commitment to overcome the difficult, long-term challenges of confronting drug-related crime and corruption."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2013-03
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Department of Homeland Security 'Science and Technology' Budget Overview (Fiscal Year 2018 Congressional Justification)
From the Document: "S&T [DHS Science and Technology Directorate] requests 431 positions, 455 FTE [full-time employees], and $627.324M of total discretionary funding in FY 2018, a decrease of $144.366M from the FY 2017 annualized Continuing Resolution (CR). S&T has prioritized Administration and Secretarial priorities within available resources based on the Department's Integrated Product Team (IPT) process, which prioritized capability gaps from around the Department that require research and development, and the internal S&T Portfolio and Analysis Review. The proposed strategic reductions will ensure that S&T is rightsized for the future and allow S&T to focus on the highest priority needs of the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE), such as border security and immigration technology."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Anti-Money Laundering: Opportunities Exist to Increase Law Enforcement Use of Bank Secrecy Act Reports, and Banks' Costs to Comply with the Act Varied, Report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "Money laundering and terrorist financing pose threats to national security and the U.S. financial system's integrity. The BSA [Bank Secrecy Act] requires financial institutions to file suspicious activity and other reports to help law enforcement investigate these and other crimes. FinCEN [Financial Crimes Enforcement Network] administers the BSA and maintains BSA reports in an electronic database that can be searched to identify relevant reports. Some banks cite the BSA as one of their most significant compliance costs and question whether BSA costs outweigh its benefits in light of limited public information about law enforcement's use of BSA reports. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review the BSA's implementation. This report examines (1) the extent to which law enforcement uses BSA reports and FinCEN facilitates their use, (2) selected banks' BSA compliance costs, (3) oversight of banks' BSA compliance, and (4) stakeholder views of proposed changes to the BSA."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2020-09
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Organized Crime: An Evolving Challenge for U.S. Law Enforcement [December 23, 2010]
"In the last two decades, organized crime has grown more complex, posing evolving challenges for U.S. federal law enforcement. These criminals have transformed their operations in ways that broaden their reach and make it harder for law enforcement to combat them. They have adopted more-networked structural models, internationalized their operations, and grown more tech savvy. They are a significant challenge to U.S. law enforcement. Modern organized criminals often prefer cellular or networked structural models for their flexibility and avoid the hierarchies that previously governed more traditional organized crime groups such as the Cosa Nostra. Fluid network structures make it harder for law enforcement to infiltrate, disrupt, and dismantle conspiracies. Many 21st century organized crime groups opportunistically form around specific, short-term schemes and may outsource portions of their operations rather than keeping it all 'in-house.' [...] Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, there has been a shift in law enforcement attention and resources toward counterterrorism-related activities and away from traditional crime fighting activities including the investigation of organized crime. Although the effects of organized crime may not be seen in a consolidated attack resulting in the physical loss of life, they are far-reaching--impacting economic stability, public health and safety, as well as national security. One challenge facing law enforcement is that the federal investigation of organized crime matters has not historically been a centralized effort, and there is no single agency charged with investigating organized crime in the way the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been designated the lead investigative agency for terrorism. Further, resources to tackle this issue are divided among federal agencies and little consensus exists regarding the scope of the problem, the measurable harm caused by these groups, or how to tackle them. As such, Congress may exert oversight regarding the federal coordination of organized crime investigations. Policymakers may also debate the efficacy of current resources appropriated to combat organized crime."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Finklea, Kristin M.; Bjelopera, Jerome P.
2010-12-23
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U.S. Policy in Mexico and Central America: Ensuring Effective Policies to Address the Crisis at the Border, Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, September 25, 2019
This is the September 25, 2019 hearing on "U.S. Policy in Mexico and Central America: Ensuring Effective Policies to Address the Crisis at the Border," held before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. From the opening statement of James E. Risch: "Today the committee meets to review measures taken by Congress and the Administration to reduce illegal migration flows from Central America. There have been growing concerns about the changing nature of illegal immigration flows arriving at our southwest border, as we all know. The uncontrolled arrival of and illegal entry of immigrants, including unaccompanied minors and/or adults traveling with children, exposes vulnerable populations, especially women and children, to unspeakable dangers. Only human traffickers and other unscrupulous criminals benefit from this unresolved situation. Transnational criminal organizations target and exploit immigrants along the journey north which in turn fuels the violence and insecurity from which they flee." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Kirsten D. Madison and Michael G. Kozak.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2021
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Security Guidelines for General Aviation Airport Operators and Users [June 2021]
From the Executive Summary: "This guidance document was developed jointly by the General Aviation (GA) community and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). It is intended to provide GA airport owners, operators, sponsors, and entities charged with oversight of GA landing facilities, including tenants and/or users, with recommendations that address general aviation security concepts, technology, and enhancements. It provides a set of security best practices and a method for determining when and where these enhancements would be appropriate."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2021-06
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Rank and File: Reflections on Emerging Issues in Law Enforcement
From the Introduction: "On August 16, 2017, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), a component of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), invited 40 rank-and-file officers to engage in meaningful dialogue on numerous contemporary policing issues, share their insight and firsthand experiences as front-line officers, and discuss challenges they face in protecting their communities and reducing crime. The participants in the Rank & File Forum were officers, deputies, and troopers from a wide range of law enforcement agencies, nominated by the heads of their department as some of our nation's front-line leaders[.] [...] This second meeting of rank-and-file officers was a listening session to inform the DOJ on the current issues facing line officers. Throughout the day, many of those present reported feeling marginalized and criticized by those they were sworn to protect. [...] The officers in attendance at the forum brought energy, insight, and years of experience to the discussion. The foundation of community policing is a field of dedicated and upstanding rank-and-file officers who can speak into the local community and create partnerships that encourage trust and establish legitimacy. [...] A diverse roster of forum participants was invited and represented a variety of departments, programs, and areas of interest. SAI [Strategic Applications International] staff conducted pre-forum phone interviews with the majority of the participants before they came to Washington. The interviews were informative and helped develop the agenda, guide the dialogue, and inform this report. The forum structure was designed to maximize officer participation by introducing each topic through a 'springboard presentation' before transitioning to facilitated table talks. Participants were asked to provide specific examples or suggestions related to the topic of discussion, a number of which are highlighted throughout this report."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Robinson, Mary-Jo; Smith, Christopher
2018
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National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing [May 2022]
From the Introduction: "Illicit finance activity in the United States or transiting the U.S. financial system poses a systemic challenge to our financial integrity and national security. It distorts markets and victimizes ordinary Americans. [...] The National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (2022 Strategy) will guide U.S. government efforts to effectively address the most significant illicit finance threats and risks to the U.S. financial system. It is organized around the principle that a strong and transparent financial system that denies illicit actors access to the funds and resources they need to carry out harmful activities, or to profit from their crimes, supports equitable economic growth, strengthens U.S. national security, and protects Americans. The 2022 Strategy takes into account changes to the illicit finance risk environment and major deficiencies in the U.S. AML/CFT [anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism] regime. These include: the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, ransomware attacks, an opioid-driven overdose epidemic, domestic violent extremism (DVE), corruption, the increased digitization of payments and financial services, and the enactment of significant new requirements to the U.S. AML/CFT framework. More recently, this also includes Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the unprecedented international sanctions and economic pressure campaign that have occurred in response."
United States. Department of the Treasury
2022-05
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Threat of Convergence of Terror Groups with Transnational Criminal Organizations in Order to Utilize Existing Smuggling Routes and Techniques to Aid in the Covert Entry of Operatives into the United States
"Transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) have profited from the smuggling of contraband into the United States since its existence. Terror groups have explicitly stated their intent to target the citizens, infrastructure, and economy of the United States. This thesis examined the major TCOs operating across the borders of the United States and the capabilities they possess and utilize. This thesis also examined terror groups that have proclaimed a desire to attack the homeland. As a methodology to analyze the likelihood of terror groups converging with TCOs to exploit existing smuggling infrastructure to enter operatives into the United States, a purposive survey was delivered to a group of subject matter experts in the areas of counter-terrorism, border security, and disruption of TCOs. The majority of these subject matter experts agreed that terror groups will converge with TCOs to enter the United States."
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Modlin, John R.
2015
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Trafficking in Women and Children: The U.S. and International Response [Updated March 26, 2004]
"Trafficking in people for prostitution and forced labor is one of the fastest growing areas of international criminal activity and one that is of increasing concern to the United States and the international community. The overwhelming majority of those trafficked are women and children. According to the Department of State, between 800,000 and 900,000 people are believed to be trafficked across borders each year worldwide; some 18,000 to 20,000 to the United States...Trafficking in persons affects virtually every country in the world. The largest number of victims are believed to come from Asia. The former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe are now believed to be the largest new source of trafficking for prostitution and the sex industry in Europe and North America. Thousands more are trafficked from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. Most of the victims are sent to Asia, the Middle East, Western Europe and North America. In 1998, the Clinton Administration and the 106th Congress launched a government-wide anti-trafficking strategy of (1) prevention, (2) protection and support for victims, and (3) prosecution of traffickers. It led to enactment of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-386). The Bush administration and Congress have continued to give priority to the trafficking problem. The State Department issued its third Congressionally mandated report on worldwide trafficking in June 2003. It categorized countries according to the efforts they were making to combat trafficking. Those countries that do not cooperate in the fight against trafficking were made subject to U.S. sanctions, starting in 2003. Thus far, sanctions under this legislation have been applied only to Burma, Liberia, Cuba, North Korea, and Sudan." - from Summary
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Miko, Francis T.
2004-03-26
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Department of Homeland Security: Budget-in-Brief, Fiscal Year 2014
"This year marks the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the largest reorganization of the U.S. Government since the formation of the Department of Defense (DOD). After 10 years of effort, DHS has transformed 22 agencies from across the Federal Government into a single integrated Department, building a strengthened homeland security enterprise and a more secure America better equipped to confront the range of threats we face. Our workforce of nearly 240,000 law enforcement agents, officers, and men and women on the frontlines put their lives at risk every day to protect our country from threats to the homeland, securing our land, air, and maritime borders; enforcing our immigration laws; and responding to natural disasters. Our employees are stationed in every state and in more than 75 countries around the world, engaging with state, local, and foreign partners to strengthen homeland security through cooperation, information sharing, training, and technical assistance. Domestically, DHS works side by side with state and local law enforcement and emergency responders in our communities, along our borders, and throughout a national network of fusion centers. The Department also collaborates with international partners, including foreign governments, major multilateral organizations, and global businesses to strengthen the security of the networks of global trade and travel, upon which our Nation's economy and communities rely."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2013?
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2010 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Resource Guide
"It is my privilege to present the 2010 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Resource Guide, developed by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and the National Center for Victims of Crime. This unique collection of resources will inform and inspire your observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, April 18-24, 2010. This year's theme-Crime Victims' Rights: Fairness. Dignity. Respect.-evokes powerful memories of a time when victim compensation and support services were not available to those harmed by crime. In the not so distant past, victims were being routinely excluded from courtrooms and blamed for their victimization, realities that unfortunately still exist for far too many victims. Victims and advocates demandedjairness, dignity, and respect, and the time has come to acknowledge the progress made toward realizing these ideals. While there has been tremendous progress, challenges do remain. The current epidemic of violence against children in the streets, in their homes, and even in schools victimizes and isolates too many of our young people. They need adults to protect them, to listen to their stories, and to provide caring support. The well-being of our children, and the future of our Nation, depends on all of us standing up for these young victims."
United States. Office of Justice Programs. Office for Victims of Crime; United States. Office of Justice Programs
2009-12
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume II - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes [March 2005]
"The 2005 report on Money Laundering and Financial Crimes is a legislatively mandated section of the U.S. Department of States annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. This report on Money Laundering and Financial Crimes is based upon the contributions of numerous U.S. Government agencies and international sources. A principal contributor is the U.S. Treasury Departments Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which, as a member of the international Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, has unique strategic and tactical perspective on international anti-money laundering developments. The INCSR report, published in March 2005, covers the year January 1 to December 31, 2004 and is published in two volumes, the second of which covers money laundering and financial crimes. The report provides the factual basis for the designations contained in the Presidents report to Congress on the major drug-transit or major illicit drug producing countries initially set forth in section 591 of the Kenneth M. Ludden Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 (P.L. 107-115), and now made permanent pursuant to section 706 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (P.L. 107-228). Section 706 of the FRAA requires that the President submit an annual report no later than September 15 identifying each country determined by the President to be a major drug-transit country or major illicit drug producing country. The President is also required in that report to identify any country on the majors list that has failed to adhere to international counternarcotics agreements and to take certain counternarcotics measures set forth in U.S. law."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2005-03
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume II - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes [March 2006]
"The 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2005. Volume I covers drug and chemical control activities. Volume II covers money laundering and financial crimes."
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
2006-03
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Public Law 110-457: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
"An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes." From the webpage of the United States Embassy in Suva, Figi: "This Act makes several changes to nonimmigrant visa classification criteria, visa processing requirements, and the grounds for inadmissibility under INA section 212(a)(2)(H). The Act provides guidance for A-3 and G-5 visa issuance for applicants seeking to work for members of a particular mission or international organization if the Department determines that any officials of that mission or international orgainzation have abused or exploited one or more such visa holders, and such treatment has been tolerated by the mission or international organization."
United States. Government Printing Office
2008-12-23
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H. Rept. 113-447, Part 1: Stop Exploitation through Trafficking Act of 2014, Report to Accompany H.R. 3610, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, May 13, 2014
This report was submitted by Representative Bob Goodlatte of the Committee on the Judiciary. "The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 3610) to stop exploitation through trafficking, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass."
United States. Government Printing Office
2014-05-13
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Duffer's Shoal: A Strategic Dream of the Pacific Command Area of Responsibility
From the 'Brief Synopsis' available on the press release: "This strategic assessment seeks to go beyond a traditional comparative analysis of the military, technological, political, cultural, and economic factors governing the relationships and capabilities of the Asia Pacific environment. To make sense of the intrinsic complexities unique to this region, we endeavor to broaden our view and rely on a tool often overlooked in government studies: imagination. Moreover, we aim to offer a strategic document that is readable, instructive, and provocative. Pulling from a well-referenced piece of military teaching, this assessment borrows a learning concept first employed in 1904 by Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton in 'The Defence of Duffer's Drift.' This fictional story describes the plight of young Lieutenant Backsight Forethought as he commands a 50-man platoon tasked to hold a tactically critical piece of land called Duffer's Drift. The story unfolds in a series of six dreams, where the blunders of the unwitting lieutenant lead to disaster. As the dreams progress, he harnesses the lessons of each of his failures, and by applying these lessons, his platoon ultimately defends Duffer's Drift."
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Bailey, Russell N.; Parsons, Christopher J.; Smith, Elizabeth R. . . .
2015-08
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Vessel Inspection Guide: Procedures, Regulations, and Documentation for the Processing of Crew and Passengers Arriving in the United States [2012]
"This publication is intended as a guide to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) procedures and regulations for vessels entering the United States. The information contained herein is accurate as of the publication date. This guide is not presented as a comprehensive reflection of all laws and regulations concerning entry to the United States. Rather, it seeks to identify those issues most significant to the shipping industry and to present them in a succinct and logical manner. The objective is to provide information concerning laws and regulations to be used as a resource by the shipping industry to promote the efficient processing of required forms, ensure the proper documentation and processing of crew and passengers, and reduce shipping companies' fines liability."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
2012-07
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes
"International efforts against money laundering grew stronger and more effective in 2005. More countries, 17, have promulgated anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing laws for the first time, or updated their existing statutes to comply with revised international norms and standards. Contributions from the international coalition of donors to help with these efforts grew as a result of G-8 and other initiatives. The capability for information and intelligence exchanges among countries in support of criminal investigations improved as seven more Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) became members of the Egmont Group of FIUs, raising its global membership to 101 FIUs. Authorities also undertook some important money laundering investigations leading to significant seizures and prosecutions. The money laundering challenge nevertheless remains formidable. The stakes are high on both sides. Money is the oxygen for most crime, and the most threatening and dangerous criminal networks and terrorist organizations will go to any extreme to ensure that they can protect their profits or secure their financing whether this means ratcheting up retaliation against authorities who are too hot on their trail, or shifting to less visible and penetrable methods even if this means a loss of efficiency or carries other risks. It is important to sustain and strengthen these gains because focusing on money laundering is one of the most valuable tools law enforcement has to combat international crime."
United States. Department of State
2006-03
