The
Chief Deputy District Attorney of the Special Prosecutions
Division manages over 100 professional staff members and attorneys
in nine separate units and manages all aspects of the District
Attorney’s annual
$30 million operating budget.
The Special Prosecutions Division includes a staff of 17
prosecutors charged with the responsibility to investigate
and prosecute traditional white-collar crimes, including major
fraud, workers compensation fraud, and insurance fraud. The
chief deputy of the Special Prosecutions Division oversees
the investigation and prosecution of criminal and civil cases
involving official misconduct, political corruption, and alleged
violations of California’s open meeting laws (the Brown
Act).
The District Attorney’s Computer Crime Unit, Consumer
and Environmental Protection Unit, Asset Forfeiture Unit,
Code Enforcement Unit, Fish and Game Unit, Child Abduction
Unit, and Welfare Fraud Unit are each managed in the Special
Prosecutions Division.
In addition to the
foregoing responsibilities, the chief deputy of the Special
Prosecutions Division oversees the administration of the support
staff, and all information and computer systems in the District
Attorney’s Office.
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