Welcome to the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG)
As the prosecutors’ office for the Swiss Confederation, the OAG is responsible for investigating and prosecuting offences that fall under federal jurisdiction, which are specified in Articles 23 and 24 of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code and in other federal legislation.
Since 1 January 2022, Attorney General of the Swiss Confederation Stefan Blättler heads the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland. On 14 June 2023, Parliament again expressed its confidence in him by re-electing him with 209 out of 210 valid votes for the term of office from 2024 to 2027.
Annual Report 2023
On 11 April 2024, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) published its 2023 Annual Report. This contains the annual report to the OAG's supervisory authority and provides information on the various responsibilities, activities in the past year and the challenges in criminal proceedings. It also contains various statistics on the individual offence areas. The activity report can be downloaded from this page.
Meeting between US Attorney General and the Attorney General of the Swiss Confederation
US Attorney General Merrick Garland and Swiss Attorney General Stefan Blättler met for an exchange of views. They highlighted the valuable cooperation between the two authorities in the fight against cross-border crime and discussed ways of strengthening their ties in the joint fight against money laundering and corruption.
09.04.2024: Cybercrime: The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland files an indictment in connection with a number of cases of social engineering, in particular of bogus bank technician scams
Bern, 09.04.2024: On 4 April 2024, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has filed an indictment in the Federal Criminal Court against a French-Israeli citizen in connection with a series of cybercrime attacks carried out against Swiss companies. The defendant is accused of taking an active part in numerous cases of social engineering, particularly bogus bank technician scams, contributing decisively to the misappropriation of more than CHF 5 million from the bank accounts of various companies based in Switzerland.
04.04.2024: PKB PRIVATBANK SA convicted for corporate liability in connection with aggravated money laundering
Bern, 04.04.2024: The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has ordered PKB PRIVATBANK AG (PKB) to pay a fine of CHF 750,000 in a summary penalty order dated 28 March 2024. The investigation conducted by the OAG revealed that between 2011 and 2014, in the course of its business, the bank failed to take all reasonable and indispensable organisational measures to prevent the crime of aggravated money laundering committed by two employees, a consultant in charge of South American customer development and his direct hierarchical superior.
03.04.2024: Former asset manager and board member of a Geneva private bank referred to the Federal Criminal Court
Bern, 03.04.2024: The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has filed an indictment in the Federal Criminal Court against a former asset manager and board member of a Geneva private bank. The accused is charged with having, between 2009 and 2015, unduly disposed of more than CHF 14 million-worth assets in a bank account in Switzerland entrusted to him by a client.
