United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

United States Department of Justice
Criminal Division
Seal of the United States Department of Justice
Division overview
Formed1919 (1919)
JurisdictionUnited States government agency
HeadquartersRobert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C., United States
Division executives
  • Nicole Argentieri, Acting Assistant Attorney General
  • TBD, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Parent departmentU.S. Department of Justice
WebsiteOfficial website

The United States Department of Justice Criminal Division is a federal agency of the United States Department of Justice that develops, enforces, and supervises the application of all federal criminal laws in the United States. 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. The Division was founded in 1919.[1]

  1. ^ "History - Criminal Division". www.justice.gov. U.S. Department of Justice. July 25, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.

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