Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division

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United States Department of Justice position United States federal government position

The Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division is the senior U.S. Department of Justice official responsible for leading and setting policy for federal criminal law enforcement nationwide.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of Justice position → United States federal government position →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
department	United States Department of Justice →
heads	Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
nativeLabel	AAG for the Criminal Division →
officeHolders	Alice S. Fisher NERFINISHED → Brian A. Benczkowski → Brian Boynton (acting) → Henry E. Petersen NERFINISHED → Herbert J. Miller Jr. → Kenneth A. Polite Jr. → Lanny A. Breuer → Leslie R. Caldwell NERFINISHED → Lowell Jensen → Malcolm Richard Wilkey → Michael Chertoff → Mythili Raman → Philip B. Heymann → Robert S. Mueller III → Stephen Trott → W. Lee Rawls → Warren Olney III → Will Wilson → William F. Weld →
oversees	Appellate Section of the Criminal Division → Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the Criminal Division → Fraud Section of the Criminal Division → Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section of the Criminal Division → International affairs of the Criminal Division → Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section of the Criminal Division → Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section of the Criminal Division → Organized Crime and Gang Section of the Criminal Division → Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division →
partOf	Office of the Attorney General → United States Department of Justice →
reportsTo	United States Attorney General → United States Deputy Attorney General →
responsibleFor	coordination with United States Attorneys’ Offices → coordination with federal law enforcement agencies → development of national strategies for combating federal crimes → federal criminal law enforcement policy → nationwide coordination of federal criminal prosecutions →
style	Assistant Attorney General →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Appellate Section → Office of International Affairs → Organized Crime and Gang Section →	subordinateTo
Brien McMahon ("United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division") → Robert Mueller ("Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice") →	positionHeld
Criminal Division →	overseenBy