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Kelly
Siegler, Special Crimes Bureau Chief
 The Special Crimes Bureau Chief supervises units that coordinate police activity, investigate financial crimes and forfeit assets seized by law enforcement. |
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Division Chiefs |
Vic Wisner, Major Offender
 The
Major Offender Division assists police in ongoing
investigations dealing primarily with violent crime. Those
assigned to the division authorize the filing of criminal
charges, as well as prepare search warrants, arrest warrants
and numerous court orders. Major Offender Division also
works with law enforcement on homicide cases characterized
as "cold cases" and assists law enforcement with Grand Jury
investigations. Major Offender staff members also prepare
numerous Grand Jury subpoenas, talk to persons in custody to
further investigations, and provide technical assistance to
all members of the office. The Gangs and Narcotics Division
handles large-scale narcotics cases and coordinates area law
enforcement gang investigative units. This division also has
two attorneys an investigator and a secretary on site at the
Harris County Organized Crime Task Force office.
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Russell Turbeville, Consumer Fraud
 Our Consumer Fraud Division also does investigations and prosecutions of companies who defraud victims. It is not unusual for these cases to have hundreds of victims. |
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Lester
Blizzard, Major Fraud
 The
major Fraud Division is charged with prosecuting large scale
and/or complex economic crimes. We typically prosecute
embezzlement, mortgage fraud, Medicaid/Medicare fraud,
misappropriations by fiduciaries, identity theft, theft of
trade secrets and related matters. We are staffed by seven
Assistant District Attorneys, four Fraud Examiners, six
Investigators and two Administrative Assistants. Although we
are a prosecution, rather than an investigatory agency, we
can, and do initiate or complete investigations when
necessary. The Division has an intake person on duty daily
who is responsible for answering questions regarding major
frauds.
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Karen Morris, Asset Forfeiture
 The
Asset Forfeiture Division does the legal work to forfeit the
property and cash that has been seized by law enforcement
agencies. Last year they were able to forfeit nearly $4.8
million in assets. All of this money is used to fund law
enforcement efforts that would otherwise rely upon tax money |
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