The head of the U.S. Justice Department's Criminal Division has directed hundreds of federal prosecutors to pursue more cases against drug traffickers, professional money launderers, sanctions and tariff evaders, and parties involved in any one of six other "high impact" crimes. In an eight-page memorandum published Monday, Matthew Galeotti, who took the helm of the Criminal Division in March, wrote that going forward, his unit will be "laser-focused" on implementing the Trump administration's top priorities against crime, which include the "total elimination of drug cartels" alongside the financial and logistical networks that support them. The division will also more thoroughly...
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