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Office of the Deputy Attorney General

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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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Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks on Defending the Rule of Law Against Hostile Nation-States
Washington, DC

Thank you for the warm welcome. Tomorrow, the President will convene the second Summit for Democracy, bringing together leaders from over 100 nations along with those from civil...

Press Release
Justice Department Announces Arrest of the Founder of One of the World’s Largest Hacker Forums and Disruption of Forum’s Operation

The founder of BreachForums made his initial appearance today in the Eastern District of Virginia on a criminal charge related to his alleged creation and administration of a...

Press Release
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...

Press Release
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...

Press Release
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...

Press Release
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: