Justice Management Division...Serving Justice - Securing Results

Program Mission & Staff Responsibilities

The Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Program is a nationwide law enforcement program that operates as an effective and powerful strategy in the fight against crime. The principal mission of the Program is to disrupt and dismantle criminal organizations by depriving them of the use of the economic proceeds of their crime and of assets used to facilitate their crime. Federal employees, contract personnel, and foreign, state and local law enforcement officials work cooperatively in investigating and prosecuting cases involving asset seizure and forfeiture to support the Program's mission. See the Asset Forfeiture Program homepage for additional information.

The AFMS has responsibility for the administrative management functions of the Asset Forfeiture Program in the Department of Justice. These functions consist of management of the Department's Assets Forfeiture Fund (AFF), including interpretation of the AFF statute; management of both internal and external budget processes regarding AFF monies, managing investment of AFF and Seized Assets Deposit Fund (SADF) surplus balances; management and operation of the Consolidated Asset Tracking System (CATS); ensuring the consistency and accuracy of the CATS database (DQT) development: administration and oversight of asset forfeiture program-wide contracts; review, audit, and evaluation of asset forfeiture program activities; identification of program weaknesses and development, monitoring, and review of appropriate internal controls; and analysis of legislative, policy, and regulatory proposals that may affect the financial integrity of the Asset Forfeiture Program.