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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantee: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantor: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: This award will allow the Office to dedicate one full-time Intellectual Property Crime Assistant State's Attorney (IPC ASA) and one part-time law clerk to be assigned to the Financial Crimes/Public Corruption Unit of the Special Prosecutions Bureau of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office to investigate and prosecute intellectual property crime
Grant Amount: $400,000.00
Grant Period: 10/1/2019 - 9/30/2021
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all the requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This award will allow the Office to dedicate one full-time Intellectual Property Crime Assistant State's Attorney (IPC ASA) and one part-time law clerk to be assigned to the Financial Crimes/Public Corruption Unit of the Special Prosecutions Bureau of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office to investigate and prosecute intellectual property crime and work closely with the Regional Organized Crime (ROC) Task Force that is comprised of members of law enforcement, financial institutions, and private industries that focus on investigating and prosecuting individuals and criminal enterprises that prey on the economic stream in local, state, national, and international jurisdictions.
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