FOIA Library

In our new electronic library you can read our most popular documents from the comfort of your own computer. This includes frequently requested records, congressional reports, policy statements, and staff manuals created by the Criminal Division after November 1, 1996.
Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media 2023

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media 2022

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media 2021

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media 2020

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media 2019

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media 2018 Amendment

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media 2017 Amendment

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media (PDF), 2018

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media (PDF), 2017

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media (PDF), 2016

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media (PDF), 2015

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media (PDF), 2014

DAG letter to USSC (PDF), December 2024
Department of Justice's Comments on Proposed Guideline Amendments (PDF), 2024
DOJ retroactivity letter (PDF), 2024
Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2024
DAG letter to USSC (PDF), 2024
Comments on First Tranche (PDF), 2023
Comments on Retroactivity (PDF), 2023
Comments on Second Tranche (PDF), 2023
Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2023
DOJ comment letter to USSC (PDF), 2022
Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2022
Department of Justice June 22, 2021 Statement for the Record on “Equal Act.” (PDF), 2021
DOJ (Rybicki) comment letter to USSC (PDF), 2019
Comment Letter to USSC on Proposed Amendments on Synthetic Drugs and Illegal Reentry (PDF), 2018
Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2018
DOJ letter to USSC on holdover amendments (PDF), 2017
Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2017
DOJ comment letter to USSC (PDF), 2016
Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2016
DOJ comment letter to USSC (PDF), 2015
Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2015
DOJ comment letter to USSC (PDF), 2014
Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2014
DOJ letter to USSC (PDF), 2013
Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2013
Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2012

Asset Forfeiture Fund Reports 2013
Audit of the Assets Forfeiture Fund and Seized Asset Deposit Fund Annual Financial Statements (PDF), 2013
Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Annual Report (Link), 2014
National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction (PDF), 2016
Privacy Act Annual Report (Link), 2013
S Visa Annual Report (Link), 2013 TBA
S Visa Annual Report (Link), 2006
The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO IP) Act report (PDF), 2013
Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods and Services: 2013 TBA
Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods and Services (PDF), 2012
Wiretap Report (Link), 2013

Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering
Asset Forfeiture Policy Manual (PDF), 2008
Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Sections
Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations (2009)
Prosecuting Computer Crimes Manual (2012)
Prosecuting Intellectual Property Crimes (Fourth Edition, 2013)
Electronic Surveillance Unit
Electronic Surveillance Manual (PDF), June 2005
Electronic Surveillance Issues (PDF), November 2005
FOIA Logs:
FOIA Request Log (PDF), 2009
Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section
Newsletters, Brochures, and Interviews
Axis Sally (Mildred Gillars)
Ezra Pound
Tokyo Rose (Iva Toguri d’Aquino)
OSI: Striving for Accountability in the Aftermath of the Holocaust (DRAFT) (PDF), 2008
International Prisoner Transfer Unit
Report of the Attorney General on the Effectiveness of the International Prisoner Transfer Treaties to which the United States was a Party in in Fiscal Year 2018
Report of the Attorney General on the Effectiveness of the International Prisoner Transfer Treaties to which the United States was a Party in in Fiscal Year 2017
Guidelines for Evaluating Prisoner Applications for Transfer
Policy & Statutory Enforcement Unit (PSEU)
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2021
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2020
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2019
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2018
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2017
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2016
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2015
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2014
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calendar (PDF), 2013
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calendar (PDF), 2012
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calendar (PDF), 2011
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calendar (PDF), 2010
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calendar (PDF), 2009
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calender (PDF), 2008
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calender (PDF), 2007
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calender (PDF), 2006
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calender (PDF), 2005
Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calender (PDF), 2004
Organized Crime and Racketeering Section
Criminal RICO Manual (PDF) , October 2009
Civil RICO Manual (PDF), October 2007
Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering
Manual for Federal Prosecutors (PDF), December 2006

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FOIA Resources:

The DOJ Reference Guide is a comprehensive guide to the FOIA that serves as a handbook for obtaining information from the Department. Furthermore, FOIA.gov provides additional details about the FOIA, including a description of the FOIA's Exemptions and Exclusions.

To access Criminal Division publications and documents, go to the pertinent component to find materials that are publicly available online.

Criminal Division Organization Chart:

Multitrack processing:

FOIA requests are placed in one of three tracks. Track one is for those requests which seek and receive expedited processing pursuant to subsection (a)(6)(E) of the FOIA. The second track is for those requests which do not involve voluminous records or lengthy consultations with other entities. Track three is for those requests which involve voluminous records and for which lengthy or numerous consultations are required, or those requests which may involve sensitive records.

Major Information Systems:

TITLE: Automated Case Tracking System II

Updated January 6, 2025

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