United States Attorney Martin Estrada has created a new executive position to address ethics and post-conviction issues. In conjunction, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Central District of California, which has jurisdiction in Los Angeles County, is establishing a new committee to review innocence claims brought by defendants convicted.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Allison L. Westfahl Kong will serve as the chief of ethics and post-conviction review, overseeing the work of the office’s ethics and professional responsibility officers, coordinating the investigation of claims of prosecutorial misconduct  and reviewing the office’s responses to requests for pardons and commutations. The Conviction Integrity Committee will review and consider claims of factual innocence brought by defendants who were convicted in the Central District of California.

To submit an innocence claim to the committee, visit justice.gov/usao-cdca/conviction-integrity-committee.