Organized retail crime

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Organized retail crime refers to professional shoplifting, cargo theft, retail crime rings and other organized crime occurring in retail environments. One person acting alone to commit defalcation is not considered organized an example of organized retail crime^[1]. In January 2006, U.S. President George W. Bush signed legislation calling for the U.S. Attorney General to establish an ORC Task Force within the Federal Bureau of Investigation that will be directed to work closely with the retail community on creating a national database or clearinghouse to be housed in the private sector to identify where ORC crimes are being committed.