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Office of Justice for Victims of Overseas Terrorism

U.S. Prosecutions

For more information on rights as a crime victim when a case is tried in the United States, please review the following: U.S. Crime Victim Rights

To learn about the extraterritorial application of U.S. criminal law, see: Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law

For general information about the U.S. Federal Criminal Justice System, see: Offices of the United States Attorneys: Justice 101 Project

For more detailed information about specific terrorism prosecutions, see U.S. Attorney’s Offices websites, particularly U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colombia

For a listing of the FBI’s most wanted terrorists, many of whom have been charged in connection with overseas attacks on U.S. citizens, see: FBI’s Most Wanted List

Updated August 4, 2017