Eurasian Organized Crime Unit

It is the mission of the Eurasian Organized Crime Unit of the FBI to reduce the threat to American society posed by identified criminal enterprises whose members predominantly originate from Eastern Europe and Western Asia. This mission is being accomplished through the use of sustained, coordinated investigations utilizing innovative and sophisticated investigative techniques and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute to target known criminal enterprises in accordance with the FBI's Organized Crime Program Plan. It is also the mission of this unit to support the efforts of foreign law enforcement agencies to combat Eurasian Organized Crime abroad.

As with the other units in the FBI's Organized Crime Section, the primary responsibilities of the Eurasian Organized Crime Unit are to coordinate and provide program oversight for priority Eurasian Organized Crime investigations on a national and international level. The Eurasian Organized Crime Unit also provides support to field offices seeking Department of Justice and/or FBI Headquarters approval to conduct sensitive and sophisticated investigative activity. This unit also works to enhance the relationship between the FBI and other federal agencies, as well as agencies of local, state, and foreign governments, through national and international working groups and initiatives, regional and national conferences, training programs, and police exchange programs. This unit also works to enhance and coordinate the sharing of criminal intelligence between the FBI and the United States intelligence community as it relates to Eurasian Organized Crime investigations.