2008

April 30, 2008 – Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Alice S. Fisher to Leave Department of Justice

WASHINGTON – Today the Department of Justice announced that Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Alice S. Fisher will end her current service to the Department on May 23, 2008.

April 23, 2008 – Department of Justice Launches New Law Enforcement Strategy to Combat Increasing Threat of International Organized Crime

WASHINGTON – Today Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey announced a new strategy in the fight against international organized crime that will address this growing threat to U.S. security and stability.

February 13, 2008 – Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Efforts in Iraq

Since 2003, the Department of Justice has worked in close partnership with the Government of Iraq (GoI), Multi National Forces-Iraq (MNF-I) and the Department of State supporting efforts to help the people of Iraq achieve a free and democratic state.

2003

May 20, 2003 – Department of Justice Sends 25 Advisors to Iraq in Support of Provisional Authority Effort to Reconstruct Criminal System

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft announced today that the Department of Justice, through the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) and International Criminal Investigation Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), has sent 25 career, criminal justice practitioners as advisors to Iraq to assist in the reconstruction of the judicial, prosecutorial and law enforcement sectors in the country.