Expand All Collapse All Extent 128 assets Summary This collection consists of records related to Alejandro Mayorkas. The bulk of the records consist of press material and communications regarding Mayorkas’ appointment as United States Attorney for the Central District of California in 1998, and Mayorkas’ involvement in the 1999 Buford Furrow case. Alejandro N. Mayorkas was an Assistant U.S. Attorney with the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California starting in 1989 and served as Chief of the General Crimes Section in 1996. From 1992 to 1996, he was a prosecutor with the office’s Major Frauds Section and specialized in the areas of money laundering and white-collar crime, including securities fraud and bank fraud. This collection contains emails and other electronic records. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2023-0128-F (Segment 1) are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. Materials responsive to this FOIA request include emails and electronic records mentioning Alejandro Mayorkas. The bulk of the records consist of press material and communications regarding Mayorkas’ appointment as United States Attorney for the Central District of California in 1998, and Mayorkas’ involvement in the 1999 Buford Furrow case. Alejandro N. Mayorkas was an Assistant U.S. Attorney with the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California starting in 1989 and served as Chief of the General Crimes Section in 1996. From 1992 to 1996, he was a prosecutor with the office’s Major Frauds Section and specialized in the areas of money laundering and white-collar crime, including securities fraud and bank fraud. He was one of the prosecutors in a $300 million international money laundering conspiracy and led a multiagency consumer fraud task force. From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Mayorkas was a prosecutor with the Asset Forfeiture Section. He investigated and prosecuted numerous civil forfeiture actions based on narcotic offenses and financial crimes, including one of the largest white-collar fraud forfeiture cases in the nation involving ten actions filed in four states against more than $10 million in assets. From 1986 to 1989, he was a litigation associate with the Los Angeles firm of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler where he handled extensive pre-trial work in complex business and securities cases. Mr. Mayorkas was an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles from 1996 to 1997, where he taught trial advocacy. Mayorkas left government service and returned to private practice in 2001. He later served on President-elect Obama’s transition team in 2008. Mayorkas was Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services from 2009-2013, and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security from 2013-2016. He began serving as Secretary of Homeland Security in 2021. Record Type Electronic Records System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Automated Records Management System [Email]; and Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Clinton Personnel Appointment Search System. The Executive Office of the President (EOP) subsystem of the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) contains electronic records created or received by Clinton Administration officials. These records are stored in Search and Access Sets (SAS) that represent their originating computer program. Search strings are used to locate electronic records responsive to FOIA requests, and responsive assets are placed into Search Results Lists (SRLs). Depending on the complexity of the search, there may be multiple SRLs within each SAS. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The Clinton Personnel Appointment Search System (CPA) is a database of individuals that were appointed to various positions. The database is searchable by the name of the appointed individual, the date that they were appointed, and the Department or Agency. Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions. Copyright Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Provenance Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Processed by Staff Archivist, 2022. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2022-12-16 Container List The following is a list of Search and Access Sets processed in response to FOIA 2023-0128-F (Segment 1): Clinton Presidential Records: EOP Search and Access Sets (SAS) (SAS) Automated Records Management System [Email] contains 126 assets. (SAS) Clinton Personnel Appointment Search System contains 2 assets.