In January 2009 there were 129 new prosecutions for government regulatory matters, fewer than in any month since May 2000.
Counterfeiting and forgery cases accounted for 45% of these prosecutions, with the remaining cases falling under various categories including:
- other regulatory offenses (27.9%),
- customs and currency violations (7%),
- money laundering (10.1%),
- customs duty violations (3.1%),
- trafficking in contraband cigarettes (2.3%) and
- general export enforcement (2.3%).
For details, see the TRAC Report at:http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/bulletins/regulation/fil/
