NCJ Number
68114
Date Published
1980
Length
13 pages
Annotation
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) EFFORTS AGAINST WHITE-COLLAR CRIME ARE OUTLINED IN THIS STATEMENT BEFORE A SENATE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF CRIME ON SMALL BUSINESS.
Abstract
DEPUTY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL KEENEY'S STATEMENT EXPLAINS THAT DOJ HAS EXPANDED ITS COMMITMENT TO USE FEDERAL PROSECUTIVE AND INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES MORE EFFECTIVELY AND TO COORDINATE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS. FEDERAL-STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEES ARE NOW OPERATING IN 45 STATES; THEY SERVE TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICTS ARISING FROM DUAL JURISDICTION OVER SOME OFFENSES. MOREOVER, AN EXECUTIVE WORKING GROUP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED (A JOINT EFFORT OF DOJ, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL, AND THE NATIONAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION) TO DISCUSS COMMON PROBLEMS IN DEALING WITH CRIME. IN ADDITION, ECONOMIC CRIME FIELD UNITS IN 16 JURISDICTIONS WILL PROVIDE COORDINATION, TRAINING FOR INVESTIGATORS AND PROSECUTORS, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF WHITE-COLLAR CRIME. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE MAIN TARGETS FOR FRAUD CRIMES, INCLUDING THE PONZI SCHEME (AN INVESTMENT FRAUD), FRANCHISE FRAUD, ADVANCE FEE FRAUD, THE TAX SHELTER SCHEME, AND INSURANCE FRAUD. OTHER AREAS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY WHICH AFFECT BUSINESSMEN ARE ORGANIZED CRIME, PUBLIC CORROPTION, NARCOTICS TRAFFIC, AND PLANNED BANKRUPTCIES. DOJ HAS UNDERTAKEN NEW INITIATIVES TO COMBAT ALL THESE CRIMES.