Violent and Organized Crimes Section
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AUSAs in the Violent and Organized Crime Section handle cases involving the most serious violent crimes including arsons, prison murders and assaults, bombings, firearms offenses, and bank robberies. AUSAs in the section also handle cases involving crimes committed by organized crime groups, including traditional LCN (La Cosa Nostra) prosecutions, as well as prosecutions involving other emerging criminal organizations, including Russian and Asian organized crime cells.
AUSAs in the section also supervise PSN, which, as described above, focuses on reducing gun violence. AUSAs in the section also work closely with a variety of task forces, comprised of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, to investigate and prosecute members of violent street gangs operating throughout the District. Additionally, AUSAs in the section helped to create and now coordinate the efforts of the Southern California Regional Sexual Assault and Exploitation Felony Enforcement Team (SAFE Team), a multi-agency and multi-jurisdictional task force dedicated to the investigation, apprehension, and prosecution of child sexual abuse, child prostitution, and child pornography, with an emphasis on sexual predators and distributors of child pornography on the Internet.
| Section Chief | Telephone | Address |
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Robert Dugdale Assistant United States Attorney |
(213) 894-4685 |
The United States Attorney's Office Central District of California Criminal Division Attn: Violent and Organized Crimes Section 312 North Spring Street Los Angeles, California 90012 |