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The U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division develops, enforces, and supervises the application of all federal criminal laws in the United States, except those specifically assigned to other divisions. Criminal Division attorneys prosecute many nationally significant cases and formulate and implement criminal enforcement policy. Division attorneys also provide advice and guidance to the Attorney General of the United States, the United States Congress, and the White House on matters of criminal law.

Leadership

The Criminal Division is headed by an Assistant Attorney General, appointed by the President of the United States. The current Acting Assistant Attorney General is Kenneth A. Blanco.

Organization

The Criminal Division is headed by an Assistant Attorney General, who is a political appointee. The Assistant Attorney General is assisted by five Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, who are career attorneys, who each oversee a Branch of the Division. Each of the Branches consist of various sections, offices and units.

Assistant Attorney General—Criminal Division
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General
  - Public Integrity Section
  - Office of Enforcement Operations
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General
  - Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section
  - Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section
  - Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General
  - Office of International Affairs
  - International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program
  - Office of Oversees Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General
  - Fraud Section
  - Appellate Section
  - Capital Case Section
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General
  - Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section
  - Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section
  - Organized Crime and Gang Section
- Chief of Staff to the Assistant Attorney General
  - Office of Administration
- Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General
  - Office of Policy and Legislation

Reorganization

The Criminal Division's Counterterrorism and Counterespionage Sections were transferred to the National Security Division in 2005 with the reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act.

References

External links

US DOJ Criminal Division home page

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 ==Leadership==
-The Criminal Division is headed by an Assistant Attorney General, appointed by the [[President of the United States]]. On April 20, 2009, President [[Barack Obama]] appointed [[Lanny A. Breuer]] as the [[United States Assistant Attorney General|Assistant Attorney General]] for the Criminal Division. After Breuer's resignation, he was replaced by Mythili Raman as of March 1, 2013. Mythili Raman  was replaced by Leslie R. Caldwell via presidential appointment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.justice.gov/criminal/about/aag.html |title = Meet the AAG}}</ref>
+The Criminal Division is headed by an Assistant Attorney General, appointed by the [[President of the United States]]. The current Acting Assistant Attorney General is Kenneth A. Blanco.
 ==Organization==

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Headquarters: Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building Merrick Garland, Attorney General Lisa Monaco, Deputy Attorney General
Deputy Attorney General	Justice Management Division Criminal Division National Security Division Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Drug Enforcement Administration Federal Bureau of Investigation Bureau of Prisons (National Institute of Corrections * Federal Prison Industries) United States Marshals Service Executive Office for Immigration Review (Board of Immigration Appeals) Office of the Pardon Attorney Office of Professional Responsibility Office of Tribal Justice Professional Responsibility Advisory Office Executive Office for Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Executive Office for United States Attorneys United States Attorneys' Offices INTERPOL Washington--United States National Central Bureau United States Parole Commission Office of Legal Counsel Office of Legal Policy Office of Legislative Affairs Office of Public Affairs Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Special Counsel's Office
Associate Attorney General	Office of Justice Programs Office on Violence Against Women Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Office of Information Policy Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States Antitrust Division Civil Division Civil Rights Division Environment and Natural Resources Division Tax Division Executive Office for United States Trustees Community Relations Service Office for Access to Justice
Assistant Attorneys General	Antitrust Division Civil Division Civil Rights Division Criminal Division National Security Division Environment and Natural Resources Division Justice Management Division Tax Division Office of Legal Counsel Office of Legal Policy Office of Legislative Affairs Office of Justice Programs
Solicitor General