Organized Crime and Gang Section

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federal law enforcement component section of the United States Department of Justice

The Organized Crime and Gang Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice that investigates and prosecutes complex cases involving organized criminal enterprises and violent gangs.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Organized Crime and Gang Section canonical	1
Organized Crime and Gang Section of the Criminal Division	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal law enforcement component ⓘ section of the United States Department of Justice ⓘ
abbreviation	OCGS ⓘ
activity	coordination with federal investigative agencies ⓘ investigation of organized crime groups ⓘ investigation of prison gangs ⓘ investigation of transnational criminal organizations ⓘ investigation of violent street gangs ⓘ prosecution of gang-related homicides and violent crimes ⓘ prosecution of large-scale drug trafficking organizations ⓘ prosecution of racketeering cases ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ Homeland Security Investigations ⓘ United States Attorneys’ Offices appellate units ⓘ surface form: U.S. Attorneys’ Offices United States Marshals Service ⓘ surface form: U.S. Marshals Service state and local law enforcement agencies ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
employer	federal prosecutors ⓘ trial attorneys of the Criminal Division ⓘ
field	federal criminal law enforcement ⓘ gang violence prosecution ⓘ organized crime prosecution ⓘ racketeering law enforcement ⓘ
focusesOn	drug trafficking ⓘ extortion ⓘ money laundering by criminal organizations ⓘ murder and violent crime in aid of racketeering ⓘ organized criminal enterprises ⓘ racketeering activity ⓘ transnational gang activity ⓘ violent gangs ⓘ
goal	protect communities from organized criminal threats ⓘ reduce violent crime associated with gangs and organized crime ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ
legalBasis	Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) ⓘ Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering (VICAR) statute ⓘ conspiracy statutes ⓘ federal criminal statutes of the United States ⓘ federal firearms laws ⓘ federal narcotics laws ⓘ money laundering statutes ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mission	coordinate multi-district and national gang prosecutions ⓘ disrupt and dismantle national and transnational criminal organizations ⓘ investigate and prosecute complex organized criminal enterprises ⓘ investigate and prosecute violent gangs ⓘ provide expertise on organized crime and gang-related prosecutions to U.S. Attorneys’ Offices ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of Justice ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
partOf	Criminal Division ⓘ surface form: Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
subordinateTo	Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Criminal Division → hasSubUnit → Organized Crime and Gang Section ⓘ

Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division → oversees → Organized Crime and Gang Section ⓘ

this entity surface form: Organized Crime and Gang Section of the Criminal Division