U.S. Department of Justice
2 storiesU.S. Department of Justice holds authority over criminal fraud prosecution. As a U.S. federal law enforcement, U.S. Department of Justice also handles crypto asset seizure. U.S. Department of Justice addresses money laundering cases, while its crypto-facing responsibilities also include cybercrime investigations and sanctions evasion prosecution. For U.S. Department of Justice, additional responsibilities involve financial policy coordination, cross-border policy cooperation, market integrity policy, and anti-money laundering policy. For cross-border policy cooperation, follow decisions formally issued by U.S. Department of Justice; coordination or implementation around market integrity policy may also be relevant. Attribute peer-agency action on financial policy coordination to those bodies; reserve institutional action for U.S. Department of Justice.
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