▁wire ▁fra ud ▁stat utes ; ▁se cur ities ▁laws ; ▁the ▁Federal ▁Cor rupt ▁Pract ices ▁Act ; ▁false ▁statement ▁and ▁claim ▁stat utes ; ▁prov isions ▁designed ▁to ▁protect ▁bank ing ▁institutions ▁from ▁fra ud ▁and ▁mis app lications ; ▁criminal ▁stat utes ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Bank rupt cy ▁Act ; ▁tax ▁cases ; ▁and ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁other ▁anti ▁fra ud ▁stat utes . ▁The ▁section ▁also ▁investig ates ▁and ▁pro sec utes ▁criminal ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁environmental ▁and ▁wild life ▁protection ▁laws ▁throughout ▁the ▁District , ▁including ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁traditional ▁poll ut ers ▁who ▁viol ate ▁standards ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁air , ▁lands ▁and ▁waters , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁non - trad itional ▁off enses ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁dump ing ▁of ▁solid ▁and ▁pl astic ▁was tes ▁by ▁the ▁mar itime ▁industry ▁and ▁providing ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁extensive ▁National ▁Park lands ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Ref ug es ▁within ▁the ▁District . ▁A ▁significant ▁portion ▁of ▁resources ▁is ▁directed ▁to ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁wild life ▁protection ▁measures ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁End anger ed ▁Species ▁Act , ▁L ace y ▁Act ▁and ▁Marine ▁M amm al ▁Prote ction ▁Act , ▁for ▁viol ations ▁r anging ▁from ▁habitat ▁destruction ▁to ▁the ▁ill ic it ▁international ▁trade ▁in ▁threatened ▁and ▁end anger ed ▁species . ▁ ▁Executive ▁Division ▁▁ ▁The ▁Executive ▁Division ▁direct s ▁the ▁lit ig ation , ▁operations ▁and ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁district . ▁ ▁Major ▁Cr