WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. John Cornyn issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statements after their Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act, which would counter foreign cyber scams and hold transnational criminal organizations accountable for human trafficking, forced criminality, and cyber-enabled fraud schemes targeting Americans, passed the Senate:
"Transnational criminal organizations who are ensnaring innocent victims and coercing them into defrauding Americans must be held accountable," said Sen. Cornyn. "This legislation would take strategic steps to combat the growing threat of cyber scams posed by criminals connected to China and other...