Criminal Division (Criminal)

The Criminal Division maintains records of large-scale fraud cases, exchange of prisoners with foreign countries pursuant to treaties, requests for assistance to and from foreign governments in criminal prosecutions, extradition matters, records concerning asset forfeitures, investigations and denaturalization proceedings against individuals who participated in Nazi persecutions or any acts of genocide or government-sponsored torture or murder, records pertaining to the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program, and records relating to the administration of the Criminal Division. The Division also supervises such matters as electronic surveillance (but not when related to national security or defense investigations), granting of immunity from federal prosecution, and the issuance of subpoenas to members of the press or attorneys. In some instances, the Division will maintain records of criminal proceedings, but only when necessary to the exercise of its supervisory role. The Criminal Division maintains case files only where it has assumed direct responsibility for prosecution. The majority of criminal prosecutions are handled by the individual United States Attorneys' Offices, which ordinarily maintain all relevant case files. The Criminal Division does not maintain Criminal History Records (commonly referred to as "rap sheets"). Such records should be requested from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. FOIA Reference Guide FOIA Regulations