U.S. Department
of Justice
REPORT A FEDERAL CRIME
The United States Attorney's Office is a prosecutorial agency primarily dedicated to enforcing federal laws and representing the United States of America in court proceedings. While the United States Attorney's Office assists federal agencies with investigative functions, the Office is not an investigative agency.
Accordingly, citizen concerns and complaints not related to a publicly filed matter currently pending in the United States Attorney's Office should be referred directly to the appropriate investigating agency. Listed below are the more common investigative issues with links to the appropriate agency information.
The District comprises 15 counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Sonoma. The largest counties are Humboldt, Mendocino and Monterey, which together represent over half of the land area within the District.
| SUBJECT | SPECIFIC CONTACT |
|---|---|
| Arson and Explosives Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) |
San Francisco: (925) 364-8550 (1-888-283-3473) Arson Hotline (1-888-283-2662) Bomb |
| Bank and Financial Institution Fraud/Money Laundering Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Bank Robberies Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Bankruptcy Fraud Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Border Crimes U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
Hotline: (800) 232-5378 www.cbp.gov |
| Child Exploitation and Child Pornography Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) |
San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 Hotline: (866) 347-2423 |
| Child Support Enforcement California Department of Child Support Services |
1-866-901-3212 |
| Civil Rights Violations Access the U.S. Attorney's Office Civil Rights Complaints form here: Civil Rights Complaint Form |
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| Civil Rights Complaints - Criminal Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Computer Crimes Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Consumer Fraud California Attorney General's Office Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
California: (916) 210-6276 San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Counterfeiting U.S. Secret Service |
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| COVID-19 Fraud & Price Gouging Department of Justice Disaster Fraud |
Disaster Fraud Hotline: (866) 720-5721 Disaster Complaint Form |
| Credit Card Fraud U.S. Secret Service Federal Trade Commission (FTC) |
San Francisco: 415-576-1210
https://www.ftc.gov/faq/consumer-protection/submit-consumer-complaint-ftc |
| Drugs and Narcotics Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) |
Hotline: 1-877-792-2873 |
| Educational Fraud United States Department of Education |
California: (916) 319-0800 Hotline: (800) 647-8733 www.ed.gov Email: oig.hotline@ed.gov |
| Elder Financial Abuse Elder Physical Abuse |
Hotline: (800) 677-1116 Hotline: (877) 477-3646 or (888) 202-4248 https://dbo.ca.gov/preventing-and-reporting-elder-financial-abuse/ 911 or your local law enforcement agency |
| Elder Fraud Department of Justice Elder Fraud Hotline |
Hotline: (833)372-8311 |
| Environmental Crime U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
Hotline: (866) 372-9378 San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Failure to Register as a Sex Offender U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) |
San Francisco: (415) 436-7677 |
| Fair Housing/Housing Discrimination California Department of Fair Employment & Housing |
(800) 884-1684 Email:contact.center@dfeh.ca.gov www.dfeh.ca.gov |
| Firearms Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) |
(1-800-283-4867) GUNS |
| Fish & Wildlife Crimes California Department of Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division |
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| Food Stamp Fraud U.S. Department of Agriculture – Office of Inspector General |
Hotline: (800) 424-9121 www.usda.gov/oig |
| Fraud Against the Federal Government Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Freedom of Information Requests | Send requests to: Executive Office for U.S. Attorney's Department of Justice FOIA/Privacy Unit 600 E. Street, N.W. Room 7300 Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 |
| Fugitives U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) |
San Francisco: (415) 436-7677 |
| Gang Activity Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
(1-888-283-8477) San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Hate Crimes Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Health Care Fraud U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
Hotline: (800) 722-0432 San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Housing Fraud U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General (HUD/OIG) |
Hotline: (800) 347-3735
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| Human Trafficking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
Hotline: (866) 347-2423 San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Identity Theft Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
Hotline: (877) 438-4338 San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Immigration Crime Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) |
Hotline: (866) 347-2423 www.ice.gov |
| Internet Crimes Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Medi-Cal Fraud California Department of Jusice Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud |
Hotline: (800) 722-0432 |
| Mortgage Fraud U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General (HUD/OIG) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
Hotline: (800) 347-3735 San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Organized Crime Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Postal Crimes United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) |
Hotline: (800) 372-8347 https://www.uspis.gov/report/ |
| Public Corruption Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Social Security Fraud Social Security Administration - Office of Inspector General (SSA/OIG) |
Hotline: (800) 269-0271 TTY: (866) 501-2101 www.ssa.gov/oig |
| Stalking Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| State Bar of California Complaints Against California Attorneys |
https://www.calbar.ca.gov/public/complaints-claims |
| Tax Fraud Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/how-do-you-report-suspected-tax-fraud-activity |
| Telemarketing Fraud Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |
| Threats Against the President U.S. Secret Service |
(888) 813-8777 www.secretservice.gov |
| Veterans Affairs Violations U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Office of Inspector General (VA/OIG) |
Hotline: (800) 488-8244 www.va.gov/oig |
| Violent Crime Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
San Francisco: (415) 553-7400 |