The Counterterrorism Section (CTS) is responsible for the design, implementation,
and support of law enforcement efforts, legislative initiatives, policies
and strategies relating to combating international and domestic
terrorism. The Section seeks to assist, through investigation
and prosecution, in preventing and disrupting acts of terrorism anywhere
in the world that impact on significant United States interests and persons.
The Section's responsibilities include:
- investigating and prosecuting domestic and international terrorism cases;
- investigating and prosecuting terrorist financing matters, including material
support cases;
- participating in the systematic collection and analysis of data and information
relating to the investigation and prosecution of terrorism cases;
- coordinating with U.S. government agencies (including the
Departments of State, Defense, Homeland Security, and the Treasury;
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. intelligence
community) to facilitate prevention of terrorist activity through
daily detection and analysis and to provide information and
support to the field;
- investigating and prosecuting matters involving torture, genocide and war crimes
that are linked to terrorist groups and individuals;
- formulating legislative initiatives and DOJ policies and guidelines relating to terrorism;
- conducting training conferences, seminars and lectures on
terrorism-related topics including substantive law, policy,
procedure and guidelines for foreign and domestic law enforcement
personnel, intelligence officials, the private sector and the
general public;
- assisting the Anti-Terrorism Task Force Coordinators in the
U.S. Attorney's Offices through the Regional Coordinator system
by facilitating information sharing between and among prosecutors
nationwide on terrorism matters, cases and threat information;
- participating in the foreign terrorist organization designation process with
the Departments of State and Treasury and other Department of
Justice components;
- staffing the FBI's Strategic Information Operation Center (SIOC) during crisis
incidents;
- sharing information and trouble-shooting issues with international prosecutors,
agents and investigating magistrates to assist in addressing
international threat information and litigation initiatives;
and
- providing legal advice to federal prosecutors concerning numerous federal statutes,
including:
- aircraft piracy and related offenses (49 U.S.C. §§ 46501-07);
- aircraft sabotage (18 U.S.C. § 32);
- crimes against immediate family members of all federal officials (18 U.S.C.
§ 115) and against internationally protected persons
(18 U.S.C. §§ 112, 878, 1116, 1201(a)(4));
- sea piracy (18 U.S.C. § 1651);
- hostage taking (18 U.S.C. § 1203);
- terrorist acts abroad, including murder, against United States Nationals
(18 U.S.C. § 2332);
- acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries (18 U.S.C. § 2332b);
- conspiracy within the United States to murder, kidnap, or maim persons
or to damage property overseas (18 U.S.C. § 956);
- provision of material support to terrorists and terrorist
organizations (18 U.S.C.
§§ 2339A, 2339B, 2339C, 2339D);
- use of biological, nuclear, chemical or other weapons
of mass destruction (18 U.S.C. §§ 175, 831, 2332c,
2332a);
- genocide (18 U.S.C. § 1091);
- war crimes (18 U.S.C. § 2441); and
- torture (18 U.S.C. § 2340A).
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