Mar 22, 2022 · Biography. Juan Antonio “Tony” Gonzalez serves as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Prior to assuming this role, Mr. Gonzalez served as the District’s Acting U.S. Attorney and, before that, the First Assistant United States Attorney. Mr. Gonzalez has been an Assistant United States Attorney in South Florida since 1998.
May 17, 2018 · The Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida is represented in all four staffed offices in the District. It is headed by the Chief of the Criminal Division, who is based in the District's main office in Miami. In Miami, Criminal Division activities also are overseen by the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division.
Mar 21, 2022 · The southern district of Florida includes Broward County, Dade County, Indian River, and Martin counties, as well as the cities of Tallaha and Sebring. The office also oversees cases in Miami and the surrounding areas. The US Attorney for the Southern District of …
Jan 12, 2022 · Juan A. Gonzalez. Under the Vacancies Reform Act, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Juan Antonio “Tony” Gonzalez now serves as the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida until a successor is nominated by President-elect Joe Biden and is subsequently confirmed by the United States Senate.
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Department executives | Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney Margaret Garnett, Deputy U.S. Attorney |
Parent Department | United States Department of Justice |
Website | justice.gov/usao/nys |
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No. | ATTORNEY GENERAL | DATES OF SERVICE |
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35. | Charlie Crist | 2003 - 2007 |
36. | Bill McCollum | 2007 - 2011 |
37. | Pam Bondi | 2011 - 2019 |
38. | Ashley Moody | 2019 - Present |
The Southern District of Florida encompasses a geographical area of approximately 15,197 square miles extending south to Key West, north to Sebastian and west to Sebring. The Southern District includes the counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Okeechobee and Highlands.
It is the policy of the United States Attorney’s Office to provide equal opportunity in employment on the basis of merit and to prohibit discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability (physical or mental), sexual orientation, status as a parent, or protected genetic information.
The Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida represents the United States in a broad array of defensive and affirmative civil lawsuits arising primarily in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
The mission of the Administrative Division is to provide consistent and effective administrative services and support to the employees and programs of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida.
The United States Attorney for Southern District of Florida is the chief law enforcement officer in the District. The USAO is organized as follows: Executive Division, Administrative Division, Appellate Division, Civil Division, Asset Forfeiture Division, Criminal Division (consisting of the Economic & Environmental Crimes Section, Major Crimes Section, Narcotics Section, Special Prosecutions Section, and the Public Integrity, National Security and Civil Rights Section). In addition to the Miami office, there are staffed branch offices in Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Ft. Pierce, and an unstaffed office in Key West. A general description of the Divisions follows:
The Victim Witness Assistance Unit represents the interests of the government and of the victims and witnesses of crime. The United States Attorney's Office provides support to victims and witnesses throughout the prosecution of a criminal matter.
The Administrative Division is responsible for planning and executing a comprehensive range of administrative services that support the mission of the United States Attorney's Office. The Division is managed by the Administrative Officer, who is the principal advisor to the United States Attorney and the District on administrative matters.
The Administrative Officer provides guidance on the management and use of the District's financial, human, and physical resources, and on administrative policies, procedures, information and practices.
The Fiscal Section is responsible for the formulation, execution, and monitoring of the District's financial resources. Responsibilities include the prompt payment of vendor invoices, employee travel program and reimbursement, and management of payroll/human resource allocations.
By virtue of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Juan A. “Tony” Gonzalez will assume the role of interim Chief Federal Law Enforcement Official for the Southern District of Florida on March 28, 2021. He is expected to temporarily replace the outgoing U.S.
A graduate of the University of Miami, Acting U.S. Attorney Juan Antonio Gonzalez earned his undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 1988. He subsequently attended the University of Miami School of Law in 1991, from where he received his Juris Doctorate in 1991.
At the age of 23, U.S. Attorney Gonzalez launched his professional career in the legal field. He became one of the youngest lawyers in the Miami-Dade County State Attorney Office, where he spent the next seven years serving under the Racketeering/Organized Crime and Public Corruption Unit. U.S.
Joining the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida for the first time in 1998, Top Federal Prosecutor Tony Gonzalez was initially hired as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Appellate Section of the Office. After a year of serving under the Appellate Section, in the year 1999, Acting U.S.
A career prosecutor with over three decades of experience in the legal field and more than two decades of prosecutorial and managerial duties with a focus on HIDTA Operations, Acting U.S.
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The Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida is represented in all four staffed offices in the District. It is headed by the Chief of the Criminal Division, who is based in the District's main office in Miami. In Miami, Criminal Division activities also are overseen by the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division. The Central Region (Fort Lauderdale branch office) and the Northern Region (West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce branch offices) each have a Managing Assistant United States Attorney (MAUSA) responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Criminal Division within their particular region. The MAUSAs report to the Chief of the Criminal Division in Miami.
The United States Attorney’s Office’s recently-formed Money Laundering Section investigates and prosecutes money laundering associated with domestic and international financial crimes. The Money Laundering Section has a broad mandate to investigate the use of the South Florida banking industry and real estate markets to launder illicit proceeds.
Environmental Crimes Unit - The SDFL has the only Environmental Crimes Unit outside of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. This group of specially trained, experienced prosecutors investigates and prosecutes federal criminal violations of environmental and wildlife protection laws.
A significant portion of resources is directed to enforcement of the Endangered Species Act, Lacey Act, and Marine Mammal Protection Act, for violations ranging from habitat destruction to the illicit international trade in threatened and endangered species.
International Narcotics and Money Laundering Section consistently leads the nation in the prosecution of high level narcotics traffickers. Staffed with highly experienced and skilled Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) prosecutors, this Section has distinguished itself by prosecuting and convicting the most notorious narco-traffickers and money launderers in the world. From the prosecution and conviction of the leaders of the infamous Medellin, Cali, and Norte Valle cartels, to the extradition and dismantling of the high ranking commanders of the Colombian paramilitary, guerilla groups, Clan de Gulfo, and “Bandas Criminales” (also known as BACRIMs), this Section has been and continues to be relentless in its pursuit of international drug kingpins and their narco-trafficking and money laundering organizations. The International Narcotics and Money Laundering Section also has a dedicated group of prosecutors devoted to the war against maritime shipments of massive quantities of cocaine. The Section’s prosecutors focus on the Caribbean Basin region, as a trans-shipment point for U.S.-bound narcotics from South America, and have recently targeted some of the most sophisticated money laundering schemes seen amongst the world of transnational crime.
The National Security Section was created in March of 2013 to carry out the Department of Justice’s highest priority: to protect the United States from threats to our national security by pursuing justice through application of criminal law. Although the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida had long handled important national security cases, the formation of a separate section dedicated to this mission ensured that some of the most experienced prosecutors in the Office make it their singular focus. The National Security Section handles counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and counterproliferation matters originating in the Southern District of Florida and overseas, and coordinates with domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies and the United States intelligence community. In addition to working with substantive criminal statutes, prosecutors in the Section also have expertise in national security wiretaps under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the management of classified information under the Classified Information Procedures Act. The National Security Section works closely with other sections in the Office, including the International Narcotics and Money Laundering Section, and handles classified litigation in non-national security cases.
The Economic and Environmental Crimes Section (EEC) investigates and prosecutes a wide variety of complex federal white collar and environmental offenses. While the Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) assigned to the EEC Section can handle all federal criminal matters, they are dedicated to the prosecution of three specialty areas: General Frauds; Health Care Fraud; and Environmental Crimes.