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1jr2ps

Member
What is the name of your state? MO

Do federal crimes get prosecuted by a county prosecutor?

If a detective hands his case over to the prosecutor, does the prosecutor get to decide if there will be federal charges?

Does a city detective even have the authority to claim federal charges?

I am stupid about how this works.What is the name of your state?
 


racer72

Senior Member
Do federal crimes get prosecuted by a county prosecutor?
No. There are federal prosecutors that work for the Attorney General of the US.

If a detective hands his case over to the prosecutor, does the prosecutor get to decide if there will be federal charges?
No. If a federal law is broken, the information will be turned over to the FBI or other federal agency.

Does a city detective even have the authority to claim federal charges?
No again. If the officer believes federal law have been broken and that prosecution should come from that level, the feds will be called in.
 

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