The GAO reports Woody cites(*) and others are available online at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces160.shtml Here's a list on money laundering reports, and one which reports on the burgeoning federal law enforcement agencies. (*) Money Laundering: Progress Report on Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Letter Report, 11/08/93, GAO/GGD-94-30). Money Laundering: Characteristics of Currency Transaction Reports Filed in Calendar Year 1992 (Fact Sheet, 11/10/93, GAO/GGD-94-45FS). Money Laundering: U.S. Efforts To Fight It Are Threatened By Currency Smuggling (Chapter Report, 03/09/94, GAO/GGD-94-73). Money Laundering: The Volume of Currency Transaction Reports Filed Can and Should Be Reduced (Testimony, 03/15/94, GAO/T-GGD-94-113). (*) Money Laundering: Needed Improvements for Reporting Suspicious Transactions Are Planned (Chapter Report, 05/30/95, GAO/GGD-95-156). Money Laundering: Stakeholders View Recordkeeping Requirements for Cashier's Checks as Sufficient (Letter Report, 07/28/95, GAO/GGD-95-189). Money Laundering: Rapid Growth of Casinos Makes Them Vulnerable (Letter Report, 01/04/96, GAO/GGD-96-28). Counterfeit U.S. Currency Abroad: Observations on Counterfeiting and U.S. Deterrence Efforts (Testimony, 02/27/96, GAO/T-GGD-96-82). Money Laundering: U.S. Efforts to Combat Money Laundering Overseas (Testimony, 02/28/96, GAO/T-GGD-96-84). Money Laundering: A Framework for Understanding U.S. Efforts Overseas (Letter Report, 05/24/96, GAO/GGD-96-105). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Law Enforcement: Investigative Authority and Personnel at 13 Agencies (Letter Report, 09/30/96, GAO/GGD-96-154). [Excerpt] Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the 13 federal agencies with the largest number of law enforcement investigative personnel. ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms DS - Bureau of Diplomatic Security CPDF - Central Personnel Data File DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation INS - Immigration and Naturalization Service IRS - Internal Revenue Service NCIS - Naval Criminal Investigative Service NPS - National Park Service OPM - U.S. Office of Personnel Management GAO found that: (1) 10 agencies employ over 90 percent of federal law enforcement investigative personnel and 3 agencies have 700 or more such personnel; (2) these agencies investigate criminal violations including organized crime, bank fraud, civil right violations, illegal immigration, violations of mail integrity and security, custom, drug trafficking, and money laundering violations, income tax violations, and passport and visa fraud; (3) the agencies derive their investigative authority primarily from statutory laws which are implemented through executive orders, agency regulations, and interagency agreements; (4) the 13 agencies employed about 42,800 law enforcement investigative personnel at the end of fiscal year (FY) 1995 and, except at the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), 100 percent of the personnel could execute search warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms; (5) there was a 19 percent overall increase in investigative personnel between 1987 and 1995; and (6) the change in the number of law enforcement investigative personnel ranged from an increase of about 66 percent at INS to a decrease of about 14 percent at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.