FOIA Library

In our new electronic library you can read our most popular documents from the comfort of your own computer. This includes frequently requested records, congressional reports, policy statements, and staff manuals created by the Criminal Division after November 1, 1996.

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media 2021

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media 2020

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media 2019

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media 2018 Amendment

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media 2017 Amendment

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media (PDF), 2018

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media (PDF), 2017

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media (PDF), 2016

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media (PDF), 2015

Department of Justice Use of Certain Law Enforcement Tools to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media (PDF), 2014

Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2022

Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2018

Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2017

Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2016

Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2015

Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2014

Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2013

Annual Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (PDF), 2012

Criminal Division Discovery Policy (PDF), October 2010

Asset Forfeiture Fund Reports 2013

Audit of the Assets Forfeiture Fund and Seized Asset Deposit Fund Annual Financial Statements (PDF), 2013

Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Annual Report (Link), 2014

National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction (PDF), 2016

Privacy Act Annual Report (Link), 2013

S Visa Annual Report (Link), 2013 TBA

S Visa Annual Report (Link), 2006

The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO IP) Act report (PDF), 2013

Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods and Services: 2013 TBA

Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods and Services (PDF), 2012

Wiretap Report (Link), 2013

Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering

Asset Forfeiture Policy Manual (PDF), 2008

Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Sections

Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations (2009)

Prosecuting Computer Crimes Manual (2012)

Prosecuting Intellectual Property Crimes (Fourth Edition, 2013)

Electronic Surveillance Unit

Electronic Surveillance Manual (PDF), June 2005

Electronic Surveillance Issues (PDF), November 2005

FOIA Logs:

FOIA Request Log (PDF), 2009

Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section

Newsletters, Brochures, and Interviews

Axis Sally (Mildred Gillars)

Ezra Pound

Tokyo Rose (Iva Toguri d’Aquino)

OSI: Striving for Accountability in the Aftermath of the Holocaust (DRAFT) (PDF), 2008

International Prisoner Transfer Unit

Report of the Attorney General on the Effectiveness of the International Prisoner Transfer Treaties to which the United States was a Party in in Fiscal Year 2018

Report of the Attorney General on the Effectiveness of the International Prisoner Transfer Treaties to which the United States was a Party in in Fiscal Year 2017

Guidelines for Evaluating Prisoner Applications for Transfer

Policy & Statutory Enforcement Unit (PSEU)

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2021

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2020

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2019

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2018

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2017

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2016

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2015

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice (PDF), 2014

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calendar (PDF), 2013

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calendar (PDF), 2012

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calendar (PDF), 2011

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calendar (PDF), 2010

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calendar (PDF), 2009

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calender (PDF), 2008

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calender (PDF), 2007

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calender (PDF), 2006

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calender (PDF), 2005

Report on the Use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices by Law Enforcement Agencies/Offices of the Department of Justice for Calender (PDF), 2004

Organized Crime and Racketeering Section

Criminal RICO Manual (PDF) , October 2009

Civil RICO Manual (PDF), October 2007

Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering
Manual for Federal Prosecutors (PDF), December 2006

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FOIA Resources:

The DOJ Reference Guide is a comprehensive guide to the FOIA that serves as a handbook for obtaining information from the Department. Furthermore, FOIA.gov provides additional details about the FOIA, including a description of the FOIA's Exemptions and Exclusions.

To access Criminal Division publications and documents, go to the pertinent component to find materials that are publicly available online.

Criminal Division Organization Chart:

Multitrack processing:

FOIA requests are placed in one of three tracks. Track one is for those requests which seek and receive expedited processing pursuant to subsection (a)(6)(E) of the FOIA. The second track is for those requests which do not involve voluminous records or lengthy consultations with other entities. Track three is for those requests which involve voluminous records and for which lengthy or numerous consultations are required, or those requests which may involve sensitive records.

Major Information Systems:

TITLE: Automated Case Tracking System II

Updated February 7, 2024