Later on, he was appointed Director of Bureau of Investigations in the Office of Alien Property Custodian in the Treasury Department; an office tasked with confiscation and management of enemy property in the United States during and after World War I including, notably, patents and other assets of the German dye and chemical industries.
lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɔn, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv bjˈʊɹɹoʊ ʌv ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃənz ɪnðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ʌv ˈeɪliən pɹˈɑːpɚɾi kʌstˈoʊdiən ɪnðə tɹˈɛʒɚɹi dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt; ɐn ˈɑːfɪs tˈæskt wɪð kˌɑːnfɪskˈeɪʃən ænd mˈænɪdʒmənt ʌv ˈɛnəmi pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ænd ˈæftɚ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ, nˈoʊɾəbli, pˈæʔn̩ts ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈæsɛts ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən dˈaɪ ænd kˈɛmɪkəl ˈɪndʌstɹiz.