All other extortion and robbery offenses not involving public officials or labor-management disputes are supervised by the Organized Crime and Gang Section, Criminal Division.ĩ-131.030 - Consultation Prior to ProsecutionĬonsultation with the Organized Crime and Gang Section's Labor-Management Unit is required prior to the commencement of prosecution by the return of an indictment or the filing of a complaint or information in cases arising out of labor-management disputes.Ĭriminal Division attorneys may be consulted at any stage during the investigation process.Extortion and robbery in labor-management disputes is supervised by the Labor-Management Unit of the Organized Crime and Gang Section, Criminal Division.Extortion under color of official right or extortion by a public official through misuse of his/her office is supervised by the Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division.§ 1951 is exercised by the following offices with respect to the offenses noted: § 1951 in labor-management disputes involving the extortion of property from employers by reason of authority conferred on investigators as Special Deputy United States Marshals.

The Inspector General's Office of Investigations-Labor Racketeering and Fraud, United States Department of Labor, is also authorized to investigate violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1951 lies with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Primary investigative jurisdiction of offenses in 18 U.S.C. Although the Hobbs Act was enacted as a statute to combat racketeering in labor-management disputes, the statute is frequently used in connection with cases involving public corruption, commercial disputes, violent criminals and street gangs, and corruption directed at members of labor unions.ĩ-131.020 - Investigative and Supervisory Jurisdiction Section 1951 also proscribes conspiracy to commit robbery or extortion without reference to the conspiracy statute at 18 U.S.C. § 1951) which prohibits actual or attempted robbery or extortion affecting interstate or foreign commerce. This chapter focuses on the Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C.

Investigative and Supervisory Jurisdiction

Federal extortion statute