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La Cosa Nostra/Italian Organized Crime/Labor Racketeering Unit

The mission of this unit is to reduce the threat to society posed by the American La Cosa Nostra (LCN), Italian Organized Crime (IOC), and Labor Racketeers. This mission is pursued by targeting known criminal enterprises utilizing the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Statute and sophisticated and innovative investigative techniques in accordance with the FBI's National Organized Crime Program Plan.

Our ultimate goal is the elimination of the LCN as the most dominant organized criminal enterprise in the United States. To accomplish this we work to significantly reduce the LCN's national power, influence, and membership. We also work to dismantle IOC enterprises and prevent them from replacing the LCN as the most significant organized crime threat, and we aggressively investigate Labor Racketeering allegations that are both LCN related and not.

The primary responsibilities of the LCN/IOC/LR Unit are to coordinate and provide program oversight for priority LCN, IOC, and Labor Racketeering investigations on a national and international level. These investigations include all the LCN families and the four major IOC groups. The LCN/IOC/LR Unit also provides support to field offices seeking Department of Justice and/or FBI Headquarters approval to conduct sensitive and sophisticated investigative activity. The LCN/IOC/LR Unit also works to enhance the relationship between the FBI and other federal agencies as well as agencies of other 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.

About Organized Crime
Italian Organized Crime - Labor Racketeering Unit
- La Cosa Nostra
- Genovese LCN Family
- Italian Organized Crime
- Italian American Working Group
- Labor Racketeering
- Sports Bribery Program
Eurasian Organized Crime Unit
Asian/African Organized Crime
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