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Janice L. Maurizi
Director, Bureau of Fraud & Corruption Prosecutions
Janice L. Maurizi has been a prosecutor with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for 23 years. During her tenure as a line deputy, Maurizi prosecuted complex multiple murder trials including the infamous “Green Widow” case which resulted in the 1994 death sentence of Mary Ellen Samuels, the fifth woman to reside on California’s death row.
In 2000, Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley appointed Maurizi as the director of Branch and Area Operations. In this capacity, she supervised 400 deputy district attorneys in 20 courthouses. Today, Maurizi is the director of the Bureau of Fraud and Corruption Prosecutions, which includes high level divisions such as Consumer Protection, High-Tech Crime, Healthcare Fraud, Auto Insurance Fraud, Welfare Fraud, Major Fraud, Organized Crime, Public Integrity and Justice System Integrity.
In addition to her duties supervising the day-to-day operations of prosecutors, Maurizi has developed a special expertise in international law, specifically extradition and foreign prosecution. She has lectured widely for law enforcement organizations, including Peace Officers Standards & Training (P.O.S.T.) sponsored events, the Fraternal Order of Police, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Narcotics Officers’ Associations’ Coalition and the National Latino Peace Officers Association. Maurizi created www.escapingjustice.com, a Web site that informs the public about criminals who have failed to be extradited from Mexico. Maurizi has authored numerous pieces of legislation, including several congressional resolutions and AB 1432. The bill, which became law in 2004, removes restrictions that could bar the prosecution of fugitives who re-enter the United States after they are convicted or acquitted in a foreign court for crimes committed in the U.S.
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