One of the Attorney General’s key public safety initiatives is the Crimes Against State Economy (CASE) Strike Force, a multi-agency task force dedicated to investigating and prosecuting crimes that threaten Utah’s economic stability.  

What Is CASE?  

The CASE Strike Force was established in 2020 through House Bill 461, when the Utah Legislature directed the Office of the Utah Attorney General (OAG) and the Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) to create and coordinate a joint task force to address criminal activity negatively impacting the state’s economy.  

Today, CASE is a specialized team of investigators, prosecutors, and professional support staff who work together to pursue complex economic crimes across the state.  

Our Mission: Protecting Utah’s economy 

By building strong partnerships, using intelligence-led policing, and pursuing high-level prosecutions, the CASE Strike Force protects legitimate businesses across Utah and helps ensure a safe, thriving economic environment. 

This work defends the rights, property, and peace of mind of all Utahns. 

Crimes investigated 

The CASE Strike Force investigates and prosecutes large-scale criminal operations involving: 

• Organized Retail Crime 

• Cargo Theft 

• Porch Piracy 

• Illegal Gambling 

• Catalytic Converter and Scrap Metal Theft 

These crimes pose serious threats to businesses and consumers, and Utah’s broader economy. 

Public-Private collaboration 

CASE collaborates with corporate retail investigators from dozens of well-known companies, like Home Depot, Lowe’s, Target, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret, ULTA Beauty, Kohl’s, Kroger, Walgreens, CVS, LensCrafters, and others. 

This collaboration helps track retail theft trends nationwide and monitor criminal networks that cross state lines to target Utah retailers.