Criminal Division

The Criminal Division is made up of four prosecution units that are each supervised by a Deputy Criminal Chief AUSA.  The Division is supervised by the Criminal Chief AUSA.

The four prosecution units for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee:

White Collar Prosecution Unit

Prosecutes cases involving Mail, Wire, Healthcare, Bank, Credit Card, and Federal Program Fraud. They also prosecute cases involving Identity Theft, Counterfeiting, and Customs violations.

Special Prosecutions Unit

Prosecutes cases involving National Security, Immigration, Civil Rights, Public Integrity, Election offenses, Child Exploitation, and Cybercrimes.

Organized Crime and Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Prosecution Unit

Prosecutes cases involving Foreign and Domestic Drug Trafficking Organizations, and cases involving Gangs and Organized Criminal Groups who utilize violence to accomplish their criminal enterprises.

Violent Crime and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) Prosecution Unit

Prosecutes cases involving Hobbs Act Business and Bank Robberies, Carjackings and Possession of Firearms by Prohibited Persons.