Raley joins DA's office as chief of organized crime

District 27 District Attorney Jack Thorp announced that prosecutor Robert T. Raley has joined the District Attorney's Office and will take on the role as Chief of Organized Crime. Raley will also act as a liaison between District 27, tribal governments, and federal agencies.

Raley was an assistant United States attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma for 28 years wherein he prosecuted cases that involved national security and terrorism-related matters. He worked in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force.

He was also an assistant district attorney in District 27 for five years and previously worked as an assistant Attorney General.

"Our goal is always service to our victims and to aid those who have been harmed by crime," Thorp said in a press release. "To aid that goal, Raley will headline a new emphasis for District 27, focusing on accusations of organized and gang crime. He will be responsible for helping with communication and intelligence so that all law enforcement - federal, state, and tribal - is focused on addressing this type of crime."

Raley said it was good to be back where he started, where he cut his teeth as a prosecutor.

"I'm used to getting different agencies together, to bring their specialties to the table and work together," Raley said.

Thorp added that Raley's experience will help to facilitate great communications between District 27 and "ensure information flows more expeditiously."