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The U.S. Attorney's Office

THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE: 

The United States Attorneys serve as the nation's principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. There are 93 United States Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. United States Attorneys are appointed by, and serve at the discretion of, the President of the United States, with advice and consent of the United States Senate. 

One United States Attorney is assigned to each of the judicial districts, with the exception of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, where a single United States Attorney serves in both districts. Each United States Attorney is the chief federal law enforcement officer of the United States within his or her particular jurisdiction.

United States Attorneys conduct most of the trial work in which the United States is a party. The United States Attorneys have three statutory responsibilities under Title 28, Section 507 of the United States Code:

> the prosecution of criminal cases brought by the Federal government;

> the prosecution and defense of civil cases in which the United States is a party; and

> the collection of debts owed the Federal government which are administratively uncollectible.

Although the distribution of caseload varies between districts, each has every category of cases and handles a mixture of simple and complex litigation. Each United States Attorney exercises wide discretion in the use of his/her resources to further the priorities of the local jurisdictions and needs of their communities. United States Attorneys have been delegated, and will continue to be delegated, full authority and control in the areas of personnel management, financial management, and procurement.

The U.S. Attorney's Office is the prosecuting arm of the United States Government.  Although criminal activity may be reported to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Office will contact the appropriate law enforcement division for investigative services leading to a prosecution.

When to contact the U.S. Attorney's Office:  

Never: It is far more efficient to contact the correct law enforcement authority.  

The U.S. Attorney's Office may or may not refer your report to the correct authority, depending the scope of the crime you are reporting and depending on the Office's backlog of reports and workload. 

Additionally, if you are referred to a law enforcement agency when you call, it may not be the right one for the type of fraud you are reporting.

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