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Trafficking: use of online marketplaces and virtual currencies in drug and human trafficking : report to congressional committees.
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- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drug traffic--Finance--Prevention.
- Drug traffic.
- Human trafficking--Finance--Prevention.
- Human trafficking.
- Social media--Corrupt practices.
- Social media.
- Cryptocurrencies--Corrupt practices.
- Cryptocurrencies.
- Transnational crime--Prevention.
- Transnational crime.
- Smuggling--Finance--Prevention.
- Smuggling.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ii, 52 pages) : color illustrations
- Other Title:
- Use of online marketplaces and virtual currencies in drug and human trafficking
- GAO-22-105101 trafficking
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2022.
- Summary:
- Drug and human trafficking are longstanding and pervasive problems. Federal law enforcement agencies have noted the use of online marketplaces, such as social media sites and messaging platforms, in drug and human trafficking. Further, agencies have expressed concern about traffickers' increased use of virtual currencies--that is, digital representations of value that are usually not government-issued legal tender. This report examines what is known about drug and human traffickers' use of online marketplaces and virtual currencies, efforts by federal and state agencies to counter such trafficking, and benefits and challenges virtual currencies pose for detecting and prosecuting drug and human trafficking, among other objectives.
- Contents:
- Background.
- Traffickers can use online marketplaces and virtual currency technology for illicit activities.
- Drug and human trafficking involve a range of participants.
- Federal agencies counter trafficking through investigations and oversight of BSA/AML compliance.
- Virtual currency technology can be used to identify illicit actors, but some challenges limit transparency.
- Agency comments.
- Appendices
- Notes:
- "February 2022."
- "GAO-22-105101."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover (GAO, viewed on Dec. 1, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1299308973
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