Executive Order 13581

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]

Executive Order 13581--Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations

Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations
Executive Order number	13581
Signed by	Barack Obama on 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

Entities

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

• The Brothers Circle
• Camorra
• Yakuza
• Los Zetas

References

1. Kawa, Lucas (23 Jan 2013). "US Treasury Freezes Assets Of Top Gangsters From Around The World". Business Insider. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
2. "Executive Order 13581'". US National Archives.