美國加大力度打擊日本黑幫活動

　　12月16日口譯文章：美國加鼎力度襲擊日本黑幫運動

　　美國當局凍結了日本黑幫構造山口組(Yamaguchi-gumi)前主要頭子後藤忠正(Tadamasa Goto)的資產，此際美國當局正加大盡力，襲擊日本黑幫及其相幹構造的犯法運動。

　　美國財務部周三針對後藤忠正采用辦法，他是自美國總統巴拉克攠巴馬(Barack Obama)於2011年將日本山口組列為一個主要的跨國犯法構造以來，襲擊的第14小我。

　　“後藤忠正與山口組接洽親密，一向在該構造的環球犯法運動中施展側重要感化，”美國財務部外洋資產掌握辦公室(Office of Foreign Assets Control)署理賣力人約翰史姑娘(John Smith)表現，“本日的辦法是制止後藤忠正應用美國金融系統，這表現出咱們踴躍襲擊跨國犯法構造及其支撐者的刻意。”

　　只管後藤忠正在日本汙名昭著，但他引發美國留意是源於有新聞稱，他於2001年在加州一家病院接收了肝移植手術，據報導，其時他在制止進入美國的職員名單上。一些媒體報導稱，後藤忠正被許可進入美國的緣故原由是他向美國聯邦查詢拜訪局(FBI)供給了信息。他厥後向這家病院捐錢10萬美元。

　　美國財務部表現，後藤忠正以稻川會(Inagawa-kai)成員的身份參加日本黑幫，厥後參加山口組(Yamaguchi-gumi)。他隨後組建了本身的分支後藤組(Goto-gumi)。他在2008年被山口組解雇後移居柬埔寨。

　　“只管後藤忠正已退出黑社會，但據報導，他仍與許多與黑社會有幹系的公司交往，他應用這些公司幫忙他的正當和不法營業運動，”美國財務部表現，“經由過程在日本和柬埔寨之間洗錢，他持續支撐山口組和他本身的半倒閉的後藤組。”

　　在宣告凍結後藤忠正的產業時，美國財務部表現，日本黑幫構造在美國從事福壽膏生意業務和洗錢運動。

　　【參考譯文】

　　The US government has frozen the assets of a former top Japanese mafia boss, as Washington steps up efforts to clamp down on criminal activities around the world by the Yakuza and related groups.

　　The Treasury on Wednesday took action against Tadamasa Goto, a former top boss in the powerful Yamaguchi-gumi crime syndicate, making him the 14th person to be targeted since President Barack Obama named the Yakuza as a significant transnational criminal organisation in 2011.

　　“Tadamasa Goto possesses deep ties to the Yakuza and has been instrumental to its criminal operations around the world,” said John Smith, acting head of the Office of Foreign Assets Control. “Today’s action denies Goto access to the US financial system and demonstrates our resolve to aggressively combat transnational criminal organisations and their supporters.”

　　While Mr Goto was a notorious boss in Japan, he attracted attention in the US after it emerged that he was given a liver transplant at a California hospital in 2001 despite being reportedly on a list of people barred from entering the US. Some media have reported that Mr Goto was allowed to enter because he was providing information to the FBI. He later donated $100,000 to the hospital.

　　The Treasury said Mr Goto had joined the Yakuza as a member of the Inagawa-kai before later joining the Yamaguchi-gumi. He later branched out and became the head of his own faction called the Goto-gumi. But he moved to Cambodia after he was expelled from the Yamaguchi-gumi in 2008.

　　“Despite his retirement from mob life, Yakuza figure Tadamasa Goto reportedly still associates with numerous gang-tainted companies that he utilises to facilitate his legitimate and illicit business activities,” said the Treasury. “He continues to support the Yamaguchi-gumi and remnants of his semi-defunct Goto-gumi by laundering their funds between Japan and Cambodia.”

　　In announcing the move against Mr Goto, the Treasury said that Yakuza groups were involved in drug trafficking and money laundering in the US.