San Francisco District Attorney's Office

The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office is a legal agency that investigates and prosecutes crimes in San Francisco and supports victims of crime. It is made up of prosecutors, victim advocates, paralegals, and other support staff. The organization works to hold offenders accountable and protect victims. It brings actions involving consumer fraud, including real estate fraud, insurance fraud, and financial fraud against elders; and brings actions to ensure environmental protection. The office contains the Operations Department: responsible for prosecuting violent crimes and lesser offenses committed within the City and County of San Francisco; the Special Operations Department: responsible for the investigation and prosecution of various types of corruption and white-collar and economic crimes committed in the City and County of San Francisco; and the Support Services Department. The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office was established in 1856 and is based in San Francisco, California. Its first district attorney was Henry H. Byrne.

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