Justice Department Announces Five Cases as Part of Recently Launched Disruptive Technology Strike Force

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

On Tuesday May 16th, 2023 Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen and Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod of the Commerce Department led a press conference to announce the first charges and arrests in connection with the Disruptive Technology Strike Force. Launched earlier in 2023 by Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, the Strike Force is a joint venture between the Justice and Commerce Departments to target illicit actors, strengthen supply chains, and protect critical technological assets from being acquired or used by nation-state adversaries.

Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department's National Security Division delivers remarks from a podium bearing the Department of Justice seal

Matthew S. Axelrod, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the Department of Commerce delivers remarks from a podium bearing the Department of Justice seal

U.S. Attorney Breon Peace for the Eastern District of New York delivers remarks from a podium bearing the Department of Justice seal

U.S. Attorney Gary Restaino for the District of Arizona delivers remarks from a podium bearing the Department of Justice seal

U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada for the Central District of California delivers remarks from a podium bearing the Department of Justice seal

U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey for the Northern District of California delivers remarks from a podium bearing the Department of Justice seal

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York delivers remarks from a podium bearing the Department of Justice seal

Updated May 19, 2023

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Justice Department Announces Five Cases as Part of Recently Launched Disruptive Technology Strike Force