Knott Supports Crackdown On Organized Retail Crime 

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brad Knott (NC-13) was the leading voice in Tuesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing in support of a bill to crack down on Organized Retail Crime (ORC).

The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) permits federal authorities to supply the necessary tools to investigate, dismantle, prosecute, and remove the involved criminal parties when said crime involves interstate or international components.

“Organized retail crimes, or ORC directly cost the United States nearly $130 billion annually,” Congressman Knott said. “What may look like an isolated criminal act is far too often one spoke in a very well-oiled wheel. These criminals are members of larger networks – many of which include the more well-known criminal activities such as drug trafficking, gang crime, violent crime and of course, fraud. Typically, once the underlying theft has occurred, the stolen goods invariably are disassembled or distributed into the broader black market, often crossing state lines and even leaving the country.”