The New Hampshire Department of Justice (NHDOJ) is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The department is led by the Attorney General of New Hampshire, currently John Formella. NHDOJ headquarters are located at 33 Capitol Street in Concord. Duties Through its officials, the Department of Justice has all the powers and duties enumerated by the NH Revised Statutes Annotated and implied from the common law and is responsible for the following general functions, as provided in NH RSA 21-M:2: Advising and representing the state and its executive branch agencies in all civil legal matters. Supervising and conducting criminal investigations and prosecutions. Enforcing the various consumer protection and antitrust laws of the state. Assisting and advising those agencies charged with protecting the environment and enforcing the environmental laws of the state. Attorney General The state's attorney general is the head of the Department of Justice and a constitutional officer of the state, under Part II, Article 46 of the Constitution of New Hampshire and is appointed by the Governor with approval of the Governor's Council to serve a four-year term. The Attorney General acts as the state's attorney in all criminal and civil cases in the New Hampshire Supreme Court in which the state is interested, and in the prosecution of crimes punishable by death or life in prison, as well as managing other criminal and civil prosecutions. Divisions The Department of Justice has two main divisions, the Division of Public Protection and Division of Legal Counsel, which are each headed by an Associate Attorney General. Division of Public Protection The Division of Public Protection has three statutory bureaus which are charged with protecting the State from crime, fraud and other dangers. The following are bureaus within the division: Criminal Justice Bureau - investigates and prosecutes major crimes as directed by the attorney general; Represents the state in all criminal appeals to the New Hampshire Supreme Court or federal courts; Investigates and prosecutes other criminal matters as the attorney general determines; Investigates and prosecutes Medicaid fraud as directed by the attorney general; and Represents the state in all post-conviction insanity proceedings. The bureau also has the following units: Drug Prosecution/Asset Forfeiture Economic Crime Unit Investigations Section Medicaid Fraud Control Unit - investigates and prosecutes violations all NH RSAs pertaining to fraud in connection with the federal and state Medicaid programs; and Investigates complaints alleging abuse or neglect