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The Criminal Division is formally organized.
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The Division is reorganized into three sections - Administrative, Appellate, and Trial.
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The Civil Liberties Section is created
The Civil Liberties Section is created and later renamed the Civil Rights Section. The Commercial Frauds Unit is also created. -
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fifty-seven Criminal Division employees engaged in the war effort.
During World War II, fifty-seven Criminal Division employees engaged in the war effort. Replacements during the war came from other divisions or departments, or from private practice. -
Attorney General sets up a special War Frauds Unit, later supervised by the Criminal Division
The Attorney General sets up a special War Frauds Unit, later supervised by the Criminal Division, to prosecute all cases involving fraud upon the government in its war efforts. -
Beatrice Rosenberg, first female attorney in the Criminal Division
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John C. Keeney is first appointed to the Department
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(OCRS) is created to more systematically prosecute organized crime.
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The Fraud Section is established.
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The functions of the Civil Rights Section are transferred into the newly created Civil Rights Division.
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The Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section is created to maximize coordination between federal investigation and prosecution efforts.
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In the wake of the Watergate scandal, the Public Integrity Section is created.
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(OSI) is established with the mandate to investigate and deport former Nazis.
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The Office of Asset Forfeiture is created. In 1991, the Money Laundering Section would be created.
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The International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program is established.
