Intermodal industry welcomes legislation to fight supply chain crime

Today, Congress introduced the bipartisan Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) to curb theft, fraud, and other crime targeting supply chains and retail stores. The legislation offers a coordinated, multi-agency response to rising cargo theft and fraud incidents by creating new tools for the federal investigation and prosecution of organized crime. Among other provisions, CORCA establishes an Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center within the Department of Homeland Security to align efforts between law enforcement agencies and private entities to share information, identify trends, and track and deter organized crime.

Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) President & CEO Anne Reinke offered the following statement: “Organized cargo theft and fraud disrupt intermodal freight supply chains, risk the safety of our workforce, and harm the U.S. economy. The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) applauds Senator Grassley (R-IA), Senator Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Reps. Joyce (R-OH), Lee (D-NV), Valadao (R-CA), Titus (D-NV), Baumgartner (R-WA), Schneider (D-IL), Lee (R-FL), and Correa (D-CA) for their leadership in championing critical legislation to address this urgent threat. The bipartisan Combating Organized Retail Crime Act will provide important resources to detect and fight organized crime throughout the supply chain, ensuring that our industry can continue delivering goods to American consumers safely and efficiently.”