Switzerland Federal Attorney Franz Staempfli, 1941 (b/w photo)

A portrait of Franz Staempfli (1881-1958), Federal Prosecutor from 1916-1948, taken on 27 July 1941. The Office of the Attorney General of the Confederation, as the investigating and prosecuting authority of the Swiss Confederation, is responsible for the offences which are subject to federal jurisdiction under the Criminal Code, such as prohibited Intelligence service, explosives, attacks on magistrates and officials of the Confederation, counterfeit money offences as well as offences against the War Material Law. Since 2001, international crimes or crimes committed by criminal organizations that extend over several cantons as well as international crimes have also belonged to the group. Money laundering too.