Attorney General Martha Coakley Names New Chief of Enterprise and Major Crimes Division

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

August 19, 2008

Contact:
Harry Pierre
(617) 727-2543


BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has named a new Chief of her office’s Enterprise and Major Crimes Division (formerly the Special Investigations and Narcotics Division). Attorney General Coakley has appointed Dean A. Mazzone, of Winthrop, an attorney with extensive experience handling major criminal and civil prosecutions and investigations.

“Dean is a seasoned prosecutor and his expertise in the areas of narcotics and organized crime will be a tremendous asset to this division,” Attorney General Coakley said. “We look forward to Dean bringing a new approach and fresh ideas to the office, and trust that he will serve the Commonwealth with integrity.”

Mazzone, who joined the office on July 21, previously served as the Chief of the Narcotics and Asset Forfeiture Unit for the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office from July 2005 to July 2008. During his tenure there, Mazzone supervised all major state drug trafficking cases in Suffolk County, as well as all civil asset forfeiture actions in Suffolk County Superior and District Courts. Since 2007, Mazzone has also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney, assisting in cases for the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). Prior to working at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Mazzone also served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Attorney General’s Appeals Division from 2001 to 2004. He is a graduate of Brandeis University and Suffolk University Law School.

The Office of the Attorney General’s Enterprise and Major Crimes Division, which is part of the office’s Criminal Bureau, targets traditional and non-traditional criminal enterprises and organizations using sophisticated investigative techniques and strategies. Formerly referred to as the Special Investigations and Narcotics Division, Attorney General Coakley recently renamed the Division to better reflect its mission and purpose. Eileen O’Brien, who previously served as Chief of the Special Investigations & Narcotics Division, has been named Senior Trial Counsel for the Criminal Bureau.