Executive Order 13581 Explained

Shorttitle:	Executive Order 13581--Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations
Type:	Executive Order
Signedpresident:	Barack Obama
Signeddate:	July 24, 2011
Summary:	Levied sanctions against four criminal organizations which include freezing assets, barring ownership of American real estate, and implementation of travel bans

Executive Order 13581, titled Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations, was an executive order by United States president Barack Obama. The order authorized the U.S. Department of the Treasury to pursue sanctions against named transnational criminal organizations (TCOs).^[1]

Entities

These are the organizations the sanctions are imposed against:^[2]

• The Brothers Circle
• Camorra
• Yakuza
• Los Zetas

Notes and References

1. News: Kawa . Lucas . US Treasury Freezes Assets Of Top Gangsters From Around The World . 7 September 2019 . Business Insider . 23 Jan 2013.
2. Web site: Executive Order 13581' . US National Archives.