The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program was established in 1982 to mount a comprehensive attack and reduce the supply of illegal drugs in the United States and diminish the violence and other criminal activity associated with the drug trade.
The FBIThe FBI investigations focus on major international, national, and regional groups that control large segments of the illegal activities.
Organized crime is a continuing criminal enterprise that rationally works to profit from illicit activities that are often in great public demand. Its continuing existence is maintained through corruption of public officials and the use of intimidation, threats or force to protect its operations.
The investigation determines whether the results from the intelligence gathering and analysis can be connected to the criminal conduct of groups or networks. Successful organized crime investigations require more training and perseverance than investigations of conventional crimes.
The Attorney General's authority to prosecute crimes is found throughout the laws of New York State. For example, the Attorney General has independent criminal jurisdiction to prosecute fraud in the sale of securities, bid-rigging, and violations of the New York State Labor Laws dealing with the amount that workers must be paid.
The Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes Bureau is comprised of several units, including the Auto Insurance Fraud Unit (“AIFU”), the Crime Proceeds Strike Force and the Environmental Crimes Unit.
The Criminal Division is comprised of the Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes Bureau, the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the Organized Crime Task Force, and the Public Integrity Bureau.
The Criminal Prosecution Bureau has attorneys located throughout the State of New York and is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of a wide variety of criminal cases brought by the Attorney General. The Attorney General's authority to prosecute crimes is found throughout the laws of New York State.
The Public Integrity Bureau (“PIB”) investigates and seeks to vindicate the public's interest in honest government. When government actors, or private individuals acting in concert with them, engage in corruption, fraud or illegal behavior in the course of their public duties, the PIB may investigate or take enforcement action to restore the public's interest in honest government and the integrity of government officials at the state and local level. Specifically, PIB handles complex investigations into government corruption, fraud and abuse of authority. Although PIB is part of the Criminal Division, PIB brings cases pursuant to both civil and criminal authority. The Bureau can also issue reports about its investigations and findings.
Some of those State agencies include: the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, the New York State Education Department, the New York State Department of Health, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Police. The Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes Bureau is comprised of several units, ...
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (“MFCU”), the largest unit within the Attorney General’s Criminal Division, is the centerpiece of New York’s effort to investigate, penalize, and prosecute individual and companies responsible for improper or fraudulent Medicaid billing schemes. In addition, the MFCU is the only law ...
As an Assistant Deputy Attorney General for the Organized Crime Task Force of the New York State Attorney General's Office, I conduct complex multi-defendant and multi-county wiretap investigations.
Prof. Dionne L. Koller, associate dean and director of the Center for Sport and the Law, has been named co-chair of the Commission on the State of…