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Organization of the Criminal Section

The Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division consists of a Chief, three Deputy Chiefs, one Special Litigation Counsel, approximately 25 line attorneys, and support staff, as well as the National Church Arson Task Force (NCATF) Operations Team. The Section's offices are located on the Fifth Floor of the Patrick Henry Building, while the NCATF is housed at 409 Seventh Street, Suite 4, Washington, D.C. The Chief of the Criminal Section is Richard W. Roberts, (202) 514-3204. The Deputy Chiefs and their geographical areas of responsibility are: NAME CIRCUITS PHONE NUMBER John M. Mott (Acting) 1st, 2d, 3d, 9th, 10th (202) 514-4071 Peggy Kuo (Acting) 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th (202) 514-4074 Jessica A. Ginsburg (Acting) 5th, 11th (202) 616-3932 The NCATF Operations Team, directed by Karla Dobinski, (202) 633-1144, consists of approximately six line attorneys from the Criminal Section and on detail from other DOJ offices, four LECC analysts, and other support staff. For more information on NCATF, see this manual at § 53 et seq. At the top of correspondence from the Criminal Section will usually appear a string of initials. The assigned line attorney's initials are second from the right end. The following list of Criminal Section attorneys is provided to assist in deciphering the initials and facilitate direct contact with the assigned line attorney. [updated February 1998] [cited in USAM 8-3.010]