Citizen Complaints
The United States Attorney’s Office fields complaints from members of the public regarding suspected wrongdoing including alleged criminal activity within the Southern District of Florida and beyond.
The United States Attorney’s office is primarily dedicated to enforcing federal laws and representing the United States of America in court proceedings as its core mission. The United States Attorneys Office assists federal agencies with a number of investigative functions however the United States Attorneys Office is not a primary investigative agency.
Accordingly, citizen complaints not related to a publically documented matter currently pending in the United States Attorneys office, may be referred directly to the appropriate federal investigating agency(ies) or the complaint may be acknowledged and returned to the filer with suggestions and contact information for the most likely appropriate agency(ies).
If you know of or suspect criminal activity within or affecting the Southern District of Florida which you believe would be of interest to the United States Attorney’s Office you can let us know by completing and sending us the Citizen Information Form or you can report via email at: USAFLS-Citizencompla@usdoj.gov.
For your information, we have listed a number of the key federal investigative agencies and a sampling of the types of investigations they conduct. Listed below are samples of common inquiries and contact information for federal, state and local investigative agencies who are likely to be interested in certain types of matters.
Citizen's Complaint Form (PDF) | Citizen Complaint Hotline, (305) 961-9173
Citizen Complaint Email Address: USAFLS-Citizencompla@usdoj.gov
This list is not exhaustive, it is only a generic summary. You should visit the agency web pages and/or contact the agency(ies) directly for assistance and for their most recent detailed information.
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| Type of Investigation | Agency |
| Bank and Financial Institution Fraud, Fugitives, Drugs, Robbery, Kidnapping, Child Pornography, Computer Crimes, Consumer Fraud, Financial Fraud, Civil Rights | Federal Bureau of Investigation 16320 NW 2nd Avenue North Miami Beach, Florida 33169 (305) 944-9101 Email: Miami@ic.fbi.gov Website: http://miami.fbi.gov/complain.htm |
| Drugs and Narcotics | U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) 2100 N. Commerce Parkway Weston, Florida 33326 (954) 660-4500 Website: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea |
| Child Support Enforcement (State) | Miami Dade County (Eleventh Circuit) State Attorneys Office 100 South Biscayne Blvd. Suite 3100 Miami, Florida 33131 (305) 530-2600 Website: http://www.miamisao.com |
| Environmental Crimes | Environmental Protection Agency 3900 Commonwealth Blvd. M.S. 49 Tallahassee, Florida 32399 (850) 245-2118 - (800) 241-1754 Website: http://www.epa.gov/region4/ |
| Immigration Crimes, Smuggling | Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement 11226 NW 20th Street Miami, Florida 33172 (866) DHS-2-ICE - (866) 347-2423 Website: http://www.ice.gov/about/investigations/contact.htm |
| Medicare Fraud | Office of Inspector General United States Department of Health and Human Services P.O. Box 23489 Washington, DC 20026 800-447-8477 Email: HHSTips@oig.hhs.gov Website: http://www.medicare.gov |
| Medicaid Fraud | Office of Inspector General State of Florida Department of Children and Families Website: http://www.floridamedicaid.com Website: http://www.medicare.gov/FraudAbuse/Overview.asp |
| Social Security Administration Fraud | SSA Office of Public Inquiries Windsor Park Building 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21235 800-269-0271 Website: http://www.ssa.gov/oig/public_fraud_reporting/index.htm |
| Tax Fraud | U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Website: http://www.irs.gov |
| Identity Theft | Federal Trade Commission 225 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 1500 Atlanta, GA 30303 877-382-4357 Website: http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft |
| Counterfeiting, Threats to Protected Persons | U.S. Secret Service (305) 863-5000 Website: http://www.secretservice.gov |
| Mail Fraud, Tampering with mail | United States Postal Inspector Service 3400 Lakeside Drive 6th Floor Miramar, Florida 33027-3242 954-436-7200 Website: http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors |
| Fugitives | United States Marshals Service Southern District of Florida 301 North Miami Avenue Miami, Florida 33128 (786) 433-6525 Website: http://www.usmarshals.gov/district/fl-s |
| Firearms Crimes | Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Explosives Miami Field Division 5225 NW 87th Avenue Suite 300 Miami, Florida 33178 (305) 597-4800 Website: http://www.atf.gov/field/miami |