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Violent Crime and Racketeering Section

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Violent Crime and Racketeering Section
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The Violent Crime and Racketeering Section (VCRS) is a section of the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division created in 2010.[1] VCRS is a group of trial lawyers and prosecutors that develop ways to eradicate significant regional, national, and international organized crime groups and violent gangs.[1] The prosecutors of VCRS are considered "the nation’s foremost experts in racketeering prosecutions."[2] VCRS prosecutes cases brought to it by the Criminal Division, various federal agencies, including the DEA, the ATF, among others.[2] VCRS works alongside prosecutors from the United States Attorney's Office in the Violent Crime Initiative.[2]

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VCRS was created by combining and merging components and parts of the following sections and units of the Criminal Division:[3]

Note: according to the United States Government, "Gangs" and "Organized crime," are considered different types of entities.[4]

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Leadership[1]

  • David L. Jaffe, Chief
  • Kim Dammers, Principal Deputy
  • Elizabeth Yang, Deputy Chief
  • Kelly Pearson, Deputy Chief
  • Gerald A. Toner, Assistant Chief for Labor-Management Racketeering

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