U.S. DOJ Office of Special Investigations

The Office of Special Investigations operates under the auspices of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. According to its self-description, it detects and investigates individuals who took part in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution abroad before and during World War II, and who subsequently entered, or seek to enter, the United States illegally and/or fraudulently. It then takes appropriate legal action seeking their exclusion, denaturalization and/or deportation.

Related Topics:
U.S. Department of Justice - Nazi - World War II

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The Office of Special Investigations began operations in 1979. As of August 2005, OSI has successfully prosecuted 100 persons involved in Nazi war crimes. These persons have had their citizenship revoked and/or been deported from the United States. Many had lived in the U.S. for decades and led unremarkable lives. For example, Adam Friedrich had lived in the U.S. since 1955 and been a citizen since 1962 before OSI found that he had been a member of the Waffen SS assigned as a prison guard at the Gross-Rosen concentration camp. He was stripped of his citizenship in 2004 after being a U.S. citizen more than forty years.

Related Topics:
Deported - United States

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The current Director of OSI is Eli Rosenbaum. Mr. Rosenbaum has worked for OSI on and off since 1980. In 1995, he was appointed Director of the office after having served as its Principal Deputy Director since 1988.

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