WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) applauds the Senate passage of the Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act, bipartisan legislation he cosponsored to counter foreign cyber scams and hold transnational criminal organizations accountable for human trafficking, forced criminality, and cyber-enabled fraud schemes targeting Americans.

"Transnational criminal organizations across the world are stealing billions from Americans by forcing human trafficking victims to commit cybercrimes," said Kaine. "I'm proud the Senate passed a bipartisan bill I cosponsored to help ensure criminal organizations are held accountable and prevent scammers from preying on innocen...