The Public Corruption and Economic Crime Prosecution Unit is a specialized unit of the District Attorney General's Office responsible for assisting in the investigation and prosecution of public corruption offenses, frauds against the government, complex frauds and thefts, and money laundering cases. The unit works with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in the investigation and prosecution of these types of offenses. The unit is part of the White Collar Crime Task Force that includes an officer from both the Memphis Police Department Economic Crime Unit and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.

       In addition, the unit operates the Hot Check Program for the office. The Hot Check Program is designed to help local merchants and citizens to recover restitution from individuals who write worthless checks. The unit works with merchants and citizens to prosecute worthless check cases.

       Finally, the unit handles all the forfeiture cases filed by the Shelby County District Attorney General's Office. Judicial forfeitures are sought on property that are proceeds of criminal activity, property used as a conveyance for certain crimes, and property used to commit certain crimes as authorized by the criminal code.

       The Unit currently consists of four attorneys, a paralegal, and a hot check coordinator. One of the attorneys assigned to the unit is primarily responsible for judicial forfeiture cases.  The office of the Public Corruption and Economic Crime Prosecution Unit is located at 150 Washington, Suite 300.

William C. Bright - Chief Prosecutor

Byron B. Winsett III - Asst. Prosecutor        Billy Bond - Asst. Prosecutor        A. Brooks Irvine - Asst. Prosecutor
Sharon Johnson - Paralegal           Jennifer Williams - Hot Checks Coordinator
Sgt. Mike Lineberry - MPD           Det. Brad Less - SCSD

Check out our Policy and Procedure Manual.

Public Corruption & Economic Crime Prosecution Unit 2009 Case Statistics
	Total Cases Handled	New Cases	Disposed Cases	Pending Cases	Total Loss Amounts
Public Corruption	26	20	10	16	$10,000.00
Forgery/Theft	238	136	54	184	$3,287,400.00
Fraud/Against Government	71	36	18	53	$390,932.00
Exploitation of a Protected Adult	4	4	0	4	$28,605.00
Total All Cases	339	196	82	257	$3,716,937.00

Hot Check Prosecution Unit 2009 Case Statistics
		Cases	Disposed Cases	Warrants Issued	Value of Cases
Total All Cases		1,326	1,861	370	$513,948.00