United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico

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United States Attorney federal prosecutor position

The United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico is the chief federal prosecutor and representative of the U.S. Department of Justice in federal legal matters arising within the territory of Puerto Rico.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Attorney → federal prosecutor position →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
collaboratesWith	local law enforcement agencies in Puerto Rico →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
cooperatesWith	United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands on regional matters → United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida on regional matters →
country	United States of America →
createdFor	enforcement of federal law in Puerto Rico →
employs	federal prosecutors → federal support staff →
enforces	federal civil law in Puerto Rico → federal criminal law in Puerto Rico →
handles	federal appeals from the District of Puerto Rico in coordination with the Department of Justice →
hasAuthorityOver	United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico cases involving the United States →
hasTypeOfJurisdiction	federal →
jurisdiction	District of Puerto Rico → Puerto Rico →
languageOfWork	English → Spanish →
legalBasis	Title 28 of the United States Code NERFINISHED →
locatedIn	San Juan, Puerto Rico →
memberOf	executive branch of the United States → surface form: "Executive Branch of the United States government"
officeHolds	chief federal law enforcement officer in the District of Puerto Rico → chief federal prosecutor in the District of Puerto Rico →
oversees	federal civil litigation involving the United States in the District of Puerto Rico → federal criminal prosecutions in the District of Puerto Rico →
partOf	United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico → surface form: "United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico" United States Department of Justice →
reportsTo	Attorney General of the United States NERFINISHED →
represents	United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico → surface form: "United States Department of Justice in the District of Puerto Rico" United States government in federal court in Puerto Rico →
responsibleFor	collecting debts owed to the United States in the District of Puerto Rico → defending the United States in civil suits in the District of Puerto Rico → prosecution of federal offenses such as drug trafficking in Puerto Rico → prosecution of federal offenses such as financial crimes in Puerto Rico → prosecution of federal offenses such as public corruption in Puerto Rico →
scope	territorial jurisdiction over the entire island of Puerto Rico and its federal waters →
subordinateTo	Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice → surface form: "United States Department of Justice Civil Division for certain matters" United States Department of Justice → surface form: "United States Department of Justice Criminal Division for certain matters"
supervises	Assistant United States Attorneys in the District of Puerto Rico →
worksUnder	policies of the United States Department of Justice →
worksWith	Drug Enforcement Administration → Federal Bureau of Investigation → United States Department of Homeland Security investigative agencies → United States Marshals Service NERFINISHED → United States Secret Service →

Referenced by (4)

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

United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico → cooperatesWith → United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico →

this entity surface form: "United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico"

Executive Office for United States Attorneys → hasSubordinateOrganization → United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico →

United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico → partOf → United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico →

this entity surface form: "United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico"

United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico → represents → United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico →

this entity surface form: "United States Department of Justice in the District of Puerto Rico"