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Office of the Deputy Attorney General

Office of the Deputy Attorney General

About the Office

The Deputy Attorney General advises and assists the Attorney General in formulating and implementing Departmental policies and programs and in providing overall supervision and direction to all organizational units of the Department. The Deputy Attorney General is authorized to exercise all the power and authority of the Attorney General, except where such power or authority is prohibited by law from delegation or has been delegated to another official. In the absence of the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General acts as the Attorney General.

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Lisa O. Monaco
39th Deputy Attorney General of the United States

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Lisa O. Monaco, Deputy Attorney General
Justice News
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Former Federal Prison Warden Sentenced for Sexual Abuse Of Three Female Inmates

A former prison warden was sentenced today in the Northern District of California to 70 months in prison, 15 years of supervised release and $15,000 in restitution for...

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Justice Department Commemorates the 60th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright

The Justice Department today commemorates the 60th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, the landmark Supreme Court decision which held that the assistance of counsel is a fundamental right...

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Justice Department Investigation Leads to Takedown of Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer that Processed Over $3 Billion of Unlawful Transactions

The Justice Department announced today a coordinated international takedown of ChipMixer, a darknet cryptocurrency “mixing” service responsible for laundering more than $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency, between 2017...

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Statement from Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on the RESTRICT Act

The Justice Department today issued the following statement from Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on the RESTRICT Act:

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Readout of Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s Trip to Florida

Yesterday, Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa Monaco traveled to Florida to highlight the Department of Justice’s wide-ranging efforts to pursue equal justice under the rule of law...

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Departments of Justice, Commerce and Treasury Issue Joint Compliance Note on Russia-Related Sanctions Evasion and Export Controls

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), and the Department of Justice today...