[jjgold]

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The Obama administration on Monday lobbed economic sanctions against some of the world's most feared criminal organizations as part of an effort to economically cripple groups that pose a threat to the U.S.
President Barack Obama's executive order blocks U.S. property belonging to four major criminal organizations spanning nearly every continent and anyone who conspires with them. It is part of a larger strategy to disrupt criminal activity around the world that includes drug trafficking, counterfeit goods and terrorism.
The strategy will give the Treasury Department new tools to go after criminal organizations, said David Cohen, Department of the Treasury's Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.
The technological advancement of criminal organizations is "a dark side of globalization," Cohen said, but their embedment in the economic system makes them perfect targets for economic sanctions.
The four groups targeted have a long history of illicit, and often violent activity. The criminal organizations targeted are the Brother's Circle, the Camorra, the Yakuza and Los Zetas.
The Brother's Circle in Eurasia is based in former-Soviet Union countries, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, and spreads an ideology of criminal activity and directs crimes throughout the world.
The Camorra, an Italian crime group, sells counterfeit goods, including clothes and software, and is involved in narcotics trafficking. The counterfeit trade is estimated to earn $25 billion annually for the group in U.S. and Europe.
The Yakuza in Japan has more than 80,000 members and profits particularly from methamphetamine trade in Japan, but it also participates in sex crimes and trafficking. Their activity isn't isolated to Japan. The group also operates in other Asian countries, Europe and the Americas.
In Mexico, a group with thousands of members called Los Zetas primarily traffics drugs into the U.S. and has been indicted multiple times in U.S. federal courts. The group is responsible for mass murders in Mexico and Guatemala, including an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement special agent.
The strategy also includes a series of legislative proposals which would give federal agencies more power to respond to criminal threats throughout the world and will enhance the Department of Justice's ability to bring cases against criminal organizations, said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
The Interagency Policy Committee on Illicit Drugs and Transnational Criminal Threats will oversee the initiative, which also aims to bring antiquated policing efforts into the 21st century to keep pace with more advanced criminal organizations.

[King Mayan]

The fukkface has been cracking down on my undocumented cousins too.....Raids left and right...

[Emily_Haines]

The US can not even win wars against lightly armed nations.

How are they going to win these wars when these people have better arms and better fighters.

[ttrace35]

The fukkface has been cracking down on my undocumented cousins too.....Raids left and right...

[ACoochy]

Smart criminals will almost always stay one step ahead of the game. Thats one of the reasons why we have law enforcement to begin with. Anybody that understands the concept of cause and effect will know what im talking about.

[marcojuiceman]

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The Obama administration on Monday lobbed economic sanctions against some of the world's most feared criminal organizations as part of an effort to economically cripple groups that pose a threat to the U.S. President Barack Obama's executive order blocks U.S. property belonging to four major criminal organizations spanning nearly every continent and anyone who conspires with them. It is part of a larger strategy to disrupt criminal activity around the world that includes drug trafficking, counterfeit goods and terrorism. The strategy will give the Treasury Department new tools to go after criminal organizations, said David Cohen, Department of the Treasury's Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. The technological advancement of criminal organizations is "a dark side of globalization," Cohen said, but their embedment in the economic system makes them perfect targets for economic sanctions. The four groups targeted have a long history of illicit, and often violent activity. The criminal organizations targeted are the Brother's Circle, the Camorra, the Yakuza and Los Zetas. The Brother's Circle in Eurasia is based in former-Soviet Union countries, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, and spreads an ideology of criminal activity and directs crimes throughout the world. The Camorra, an Italian crime group, sells counterfeit goods, including clothes and software, and is involved in narcotics trafficking. The counterfeit trade is estimated to earn $25 billion annually for the group in U.S. and Europe. The Yakuza in Japan has more than 80,000 members and profits particularly from methamphetamine trade in Japan, but it also participates in sex crimes and trafficking. Their activity isn't isolated to Japan. The group also operates in other Asian countries, Europe and the Americas. In Mexico, a group with thousands of members called Los Zetas primarily traffics drugs into the U.S. and has been indicted multiple times in U.S. federal courts. The group is responsible for mass murders in Mexico and Guatemala, including an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement special agent. The strategy also includes a series of legislative proposals which would give federal agencies more power to respond to criminal threats throughout the world and will enhance the Department of Justice's ability to bring cases against criminal organizations, said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. The Interagency Policy Committee on Illicit Drugs and Transnational Criminal Threats will oversee the initiative, which also aims to bring antiquated policing efforts into the 21st century to keep pace with more advanced criminal organizations.

Thats great news Russia is nothing but a big mafia country anyway. The govt over there is the mafia. I was looking at one report were they took hundreds of millions from one guy in the US. They didnt want his business over there.

[ACoochy]

The US can not even win wars against lightly armed nations.

How are they going to win these wars when these people have better arms and better fighters.

Its the illusion of safety they are trying to project, thus making the majority believe that something real and tangible is being done to stop this criminal behaviour.

[marcoloco]

The fukkface has been cracking down on my undocumented cousins too.....Raids left and right...

that jerk Obama

[BrentCrude]

Gee whiz,what a shock!He's going to put himself,Byden and their whole cabinet in prison?

[marcojuiceman]

a crackdown is good for the country unless people want the groups in there own town. So spending money on this is good. i always hear ppl blaming the govt regardless what prez we have for years but its not the govt its ppl who need to get there life together The Road To Riches Teaches You