S. 470 would combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces.
Detailed Summary
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009- Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand the definitions of the crimes of transporting and selling or receiving stolen goods to include thefts having an aggregate value of $5,000 or more during any 12-month period; (2) modify the crime of fraud involving access devices to include the Universal Product Code label or similar product code label as an access device; and (3) set forth provisions to prevent sales of illegally obtained goods in a physical (e.g., flea market, open air market) or online retail marketplace and to grant enforcement powers to states to obtain injunctive and other relief against persons engaged in organized retail crime.
Requires the Attorney General to establish a suspected illegal sales activity form and a suspicious activity report form for the reporting of suspected sales of illegally-obtained items in a physical or online retail marketplace.
Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend federal sentencing guidelines for persons convicted of offenses involving organized retail crime.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2009: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Visitor Comments
jabrwky
March 3, 2009, 12:39pm (report abuse)And we're paying these useless douchebags more than any of us make--to spend all their time taking Bribes (lobbyists) and screwing us all while we sleep. Who among us has time to keep up with their sh*t?
They're far worse than the aristocracy we fought the Revolutionary War to remove.