Gangs growing, turning to financial crimes: FBI

[IDemo]

Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:36pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday estimated there are some 1.4 million gang members in the United States and they are turning to white collar crimes as more lucrative enterprises.

Gangs like the Bloods and the Crips are engaging in crimes, such as identity theft, counterfeiting, selling stolen goods and even bank, credit card and mortgage fraud, said a new FBI gangs threat assessment.

"We've seen it, but we've seen them doing it even more now and we attribute to the fact that the likelihood of being caught is less, the sentences once you are caught are less, and the actual monetary gain is much higher," said Diedre Butler, a unit chief at the National Gang Intelligence Center.

In 2009, the FBI estimated there were 1 million gang members. It attributes some of the 40 percent increase since then to more comprehensive reporting by law enforcement agencies.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/21/us-usa-crime-gangs-idUSTRE79K5IP20111021

[valerief]

1. I think they control Wall Street and Congress, too. nt

[RKP5637]

2. How will we tell the difference between them and wall street? Oh, I know, I know,

wall streeters and banksters wear suits.

[valerief]

3. And the Wall Streeters call us 99%ers "monkeys" and "useless eaters". nt

[RKP5637]

4. Yep!!! "We, are the bottom feeders!!!" Sounds like a good song title! n/t

[Confusious]

5. Lets see, could we live without them?

yes. Someone else would be around to take over.

Could they live without us? I doubt they would survive the first week.

[occupyeverywhere]

6. I was going to post the "That's where the money is" quote

but found out about Suttons Law instead

http://www.snopes.com/quotes/sutton.asp

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Jaysus there are days I wonder

They just NOW noticed?

[RKP5637]

8. Hmmm, I wonder if they're in the payday loan business. n/t