Professionaly Prosecuting the Guilty

The elected Attorney General of Guam is the public prosecutor who oversees all matters pertaining to the prosecution of crimes, including the prosecution of public officials in Guam.

The Prosecution Division within the Office of the Attorney General is responsible for prosecuting in the Superior Court of Guam all adult felony, misdemeanor, and traffic offenses referred by law enforcement authorities, including white collar / public integrity crimes, and government corruption.  The Division is also responsible for conducting independent investigations through its Criminal Investigators Unit.  In addition, the Prosecution Division litigates all criminal appellate court cases before the Supreme Court of Guam. Within the Division is also the Victim Witness Ayuda Services (VWAS) Unit which plays a vital role in the prosecution of cases by providing support services to victims and witnesses of crimes in accordance with the Crime Victim’s Rights Act.

The Prosecution Division represents “the People of Guam” in criminal matters.  It prosecutes violations of Guam criminal laws through trial and appeal as well as conducts grand jury proceedings and criminal investigations.  The Prosecution Division has a very important role in ensuring that justice is served by:

 a) advocating and supporting aggressive and succesful prosecution based on evidence and obtained from thorough and complete investigations, and on sound case development to ensure justice is served for all the people of Guam;

 b) re-establishing and increasing cooperative working relationships with local and federal law enforcement agencies and social service agencies to achieve successful prosecution and address the needs of victims and their families;

c) promoting and ensuring compliance with the Crime Victim’s Rights Act and maintaining plea agreement policies which facilitate consistency, equality, and justice;

d) recruiting and retaining experienced prosecutors, as well as criminal investigators and sufficient legal support staff (i.e., legal secretaries, paralegals, legal file clerks, and process servers) to increase prosecution efficiency while maintaining quality in the management of increasing caseloads;

e) ensuring adequate availability of training and information for staff to develop and increase their skills and knowledge of the latest programs, practices, and procedures leading to the successful prosecution and/or resolution of criminal cases and issues; and

f) developing and implementing the automation of case records for case tracking as well as improving our automation abilities to network with other local and federal law enforcement agencies on- and off-island.