# Justice Manual § 9-131.020: Investigative and Supervisory Jurisdiction

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-131.020

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 9-131.020
- **Heading:** Investigative and Supervisory Jurisdiction
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 9: Criminal / 9-131.000 - The Hobbs Act - 18 U.S.C. § 1951 / Justice Manual § 9-131.020

## Text

Primary investigative jurisdiction of offenses in 18 U.S.C. § 1951 lies with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Inspector General's Office of Investigations—Labor Racketeering and Fraud, United States Department of Labor, is also authorized to investigate violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1951 in labor-management disputes involving the extortion of property from employers by reason of authority conferred on investigators as Special Deputy United States Marshals.

Supervisory jurisdiction over 18 U.S.C. § 1951 is exercised by the following offices with respect to the offenses noted:

Extortion under color of official right or extortion by a public official through misuse of his/her office is supervised by the Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division.
Extortion and robbery in labor-management disputes is supervised by the Labor-Management Unit of the Violent Crime and Racketeering Section, Criminal Division.
All other extortion and robbery offenses not involving public officials or labor-management disputes are supervised by the Violent Crime and Racketeering Section, Criminal Division.

[updated January 2020]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 9-131.010 Introduction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-131.010.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-131.020 Investigative and Supervisory Jurisdiction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-131.020.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-131.030 Consultation Prior to Prosecution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-131.030.md)

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