# Justice Manual § 9-139.020: Investigatory and Supervisory Jurisdiction for Miscellaneous Labor Statutes

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## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 9-139.020
- **Heading:** Investigatory and Supervisory Jurisdiction for Miscellaneous Labor Statutes
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 9: Criminal / 9-139.000 - Miscellaneous Labor Statutes / Justice Manual § 9-139.020

## Text

The following agencies have investigative jurisdiction over the following miscellaneous labor statutes:

STATUTE
INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY(IES)
45 U.S.C. § 152
Federal Bureau of
Investigation; Inspector
General's Office of
Investigations, Division of
Labor Racketeering (by
authority conferred on its
investigators as Special
Deputy United States
Marshals).
29 U.S.C. § 216(a)
Wage and Hour Division,
U.S. Department of Labor
29 U.S.C. § 162
Federal Bureau of
Investigation
18 U.S.C. § 844
Federal Bureau of
Investigation; Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco &
Firearms, U.S. Department
of the Treasury; Postal
Inspection Service.
49 U.S.C. § 80501
Federal Bureau of
Investigation
29 U.S.C. §§ 461 and 463
Office of Labor Management
Standards, United States
Department of Labor
29 U.S.C. § 502
Office of Labor Management
Standards, United States
Department of Labor
29 U.S.C. § 503
Office of Labor Management
Standards, United States
Department of Labor (Union
Loans); Office of Labor
Management Standards,
United States Department of
Labor (Union Payment of
Fines); Federal Bureau of
Investigation (Employer
Payment of Fines).
29 U.S.C. § 522
Federal Bureau of Investigation;
Office of Labor Management Standards and the Inspector General’s Office of Investigations-Labor Racketeering and Fraud, U.S Department of Labor
18 U.S.C. § 1231
Federal Bureau of
Investigation
18 U.S.C. § 33
Federal Bureau of
Investigation

45 U.S.C. § 152, Tenth Railway Labor Act. See
JM 9-139.103
.

29 U.S.C. § 216(a) Fair Labor Standards Act.
29 U.S.C. § 162 Interference with National Labor Relations Board Agent.
29 U.S.C. § 461 and Sec. 463 Labor Organization Under Trusteeship.
29 U.S.C. § 502 Bonding of Officers and Employees of Labor Organizations.
29 U.S.C. § 503 Loans to Union Officers and Payment of Fines by Unions and Employers.
29 U.S.C. § 522 Extortionate Picketing.
18 U.S.C. § 1231 Transportation of Strikebreakers.
dards Act.
29 U.S.C. § 162 Interference with National Labor Relations Board Agent.
29 U.S.C. § 461 and Sec. 463 Labor Organization Under Trusteeship.
29 U.S.C. § 502 Bonding of Officers and Employees of Labor Organizations.
29 U.S.C. § 503 Loans to Union Officers and Payment of Fines by Unions and Employers.
29 U.S.C. § 522 Extortionate Picketing.
18 U.S.C. § 1231 Transportation of Strikebreakers.

The Labor-Management Unit of the Violent Crime and Racketeering Section has supervisory jurisdiction concerning criminal enforcement of the following statutes in labor disputes. Violations of 18 U.S.C. § 33 and 49 U.S.C. § 80501 not involving labor disputes are supervised by the Counterterrorism Section of the National Security Division.

18 U.S.C. § 33 Destruction of Motor Vehicles.
18 U.S.C. § 844(i) Use of Arson or Explosives Affecting Property Used in Interstate Commerce.
49 U.S.C. § 80501 Damage to Property Being Transported In Interstate Commerce [formerly 15 Sec. 1281 and Sec. 1282 transferred effective July 5, 1994].

[updated January 2020]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 9-139.020 Investigatory and Supervisory Jurisdiction for Miscellaneous Labor Statutes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-139.020.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-139.100 The Railway Labor Act (RLA)45 U.S.C. § 151, et seq.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-139.100.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-139.103 Railway Labor Act Authorization for Criminal Prosecution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-139.103.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-139.200 Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 216(a))](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-139.200.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-139.300 Labor Organization Under Trusteeship (29 U.S.C. § 461 and § 463)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-139.300.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-139.400 Bonding of Officers and Employees of Labor Organizations (29 U.S.C. § 502)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-139.400.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-139.500 Loans to Union Officers and Payment of Fines (29 U.S.C. § 503)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-139.500.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-139.600 Transportation of Strikebreakers (29 U.S.C. § 1231)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-139.600.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-139.700 Extortionate Picketing (29 U.S.C. § 522)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-139.700.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-139.800 Interference with National Labor Relations Board Agent (29 U.S.C. § 162)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-139.800.md)

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