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The Strike Force Model is a model of law enforcement that combines elements of many Federal law enforcement agencies of the

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under the direction and leadership of a single Attorney for the

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. Most often, this Chief has been employed by the

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, but after 1989, these efforts have been consolidated under the United States Attorney's office. This model of team coordination has existed since its first iteration in 1966 with the Buffalo Strike Force of the Organized Crime Strike Force. Strike Forces that have used the Strike Force Model: *

United States Organized Crime Strike Force The United States Organized Crime Strike Force (Strike Forces) is a program of the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division empowering individual and coordinated units based in American cities across the country to pursue illegal ra ...

Medicare Fraud Strike Force The Medicare Fraud Strike Force is a multi-agency team of United States federal, state, and local investigators who combat Medicare fraud through data analysis and increased community policing. Launched in 2007, the Strike Force is coordinated by t ...

Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) is a federal drug enforcement program in the United States, overseen by the Attorney General and the Department of Justice. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, dis ...

* Health Care Fraud Strike Force * Corporate Fraud Strike Force * Procurement Collusion Strike Force * Disruptive Technology Strike Force * Public Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing * Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force * Elder Fraud Strike Force * COVID-19 Strike Force * Firearms Trafficking Strike Force

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