In a recent report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examined how transnational organized crime and terrorist networks engage in drug trafficking, human trafficking, and money laundering.

In late December, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) introduced the Constitutional Accountability Act. In the proposed legislation, citizens would be able to sue the United States, federal agencies, and federal law enforcement for violations of constitutional rights.