Underscoring what he says will be a major priority, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. has hired a top U.S. Justice Department official to head a soon-to-be formed 30-lawyer bureau to combat economic crimes.
Richard Weber, who has directed the Justice Department’s asset forfeiture and money laundering section since 2005, will become the head of a major economic crimes bureau, which will have a broad portfolio to combat financial and corporate fraud, international money laundering and the financing of terrorists.
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