Legal Systems—Criminal & Civil Law

By Eternitywal
  • The Criminal Division is formally organized.

    The Criminal Division is formally organized.

  • The Division is reorganized into three sections - Administrative, Appellate, and Trial.

    The Division is reorganized into three sections - Administrative, Appellate, and Trial.

  • The Civil Liberties Section is created

    The Civil Liberties Section is created

    The Civil Liberties Section is created and later renamed the Civil Rights Section. The Commercial Frauds Unit is also created.
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    fifty-seven Criminal Division employees engaged in the war effort.

    During World War II, fifty-seven Criminal Division employees engaged in the war effort. Replacements during the war came from other divisions or departments, or from private practice.
  • Attorney General sets up a special War Frauds Unit, later supervised by the Criminal Division

    Attorney General sets up a special War Frauds Unit, later supervised by the Criminal Division

    The Attorney General sets up a special War Frauds Unit, later supervised by the Criminal Division, to prosecute all cases involving fraud upon the government in its war efforts.

  • Beatrice Rosenberg, first female attorney in the Criminal Division

  • John C. Keeney is first appointed to the Department

  • (OCRS) is created to more systematically prosecute organized crime.

    (OCRS) is created to more systematically prosecute organized crime.

  • The Fraud Section is established.

  • The functions of the Civil Rights Section are transferred into the newly created Civil Rights Division.

  • The Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section is created to maximize coordination between federal investigation and prosecution efforts.

    The Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section is created to maximize coordination between federal investigation and prosecution efforts.

  • In the wake of the Watergate scandal, the Public Integrity Section is created.

  • (OSI) is established with the mandate to investigate and deport former Nazis.

    (OSI) is established with the mandate to investigate and deport former Nazis.

  • The Office of Asset Forfeiture is created. In 1991, the Money Laundering Section would be created.

    The Office of Asset Forfeiture is created. In 1991, the Money Laundering Section would be created.

  • The International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program is established.

    The International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program is established.