Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Michael C. O'Malley

What Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Michael C. O'Malley does

The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office is a government law enforcement agency headquartered at 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio, led by elected County Prosecutor Michael C. O'Malley, who was sworn into office in January 2017. The office employs over 230 prosecuting attorneys and over 170 administrative staff (400+ total) organized into 15+ specialized units, and operates with exclusive statutory authority to prosecute criminal cases within Cuyahoga County. Its primary constituents are victims of violent crime, local/state/federal law enforcement agencies, and the county's residents; the office seeks justice on behalf of victims of homicide, assault, sexual assault, robbery, and other violent offenses.

Name

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Michael C. O'Malley

Legal name

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office

Website

https://ccprosecutor.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office is a Cleveland, Ohio government agency led by Michael C. O'Malley that prosecutes criminal cases in the county through 15+ specialized units, including the G.O.L.D. Unit for DNA genealogy and the SAKTF sexual assault task force.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Prosecution and Law Enforcement Services

NAICS

Legal Counsel and Prosecution (92213), Legal Counsel and Prosecution (922130)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Prosecution & District/State Attorney Services (BPAIAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Victim Services & Witness Assistance (Justice System) (BPAIAFAJ), Juvenile Justice System (Courts & Detention) (BPAIAFAF)

Keywords

• Criminal prosecution services
• Victim advocacy
• Sexual assault investigations
• Internet crimes against children
• Multi-agency task forces

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Publicly funded government agency operating under Cuyahoga County budget. Revenue comes from taxpayer-funded government appropriations at the county level.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office is a county government law enforcement agency that prosecutes criminal cases on behalf of the State of Ohio within Cuyahoga County. The office operates more than 15 specialized units, including the G.O.L.D. Unit for genealogical DNA testing in cold cases, the Sexual Assault Kit Task Force, the Ohio ICAC Task Force for online child exploitation, and the Crime Strategies Unit for cross-jurisdictional pattern analysis. Services are delivered at no direct cost to victims or the public and are funded through county government appropriations.

Product overview

The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, led by Michael C. O'Malley, is a county government law enforcement agency rather than a commercial product company. The office is comprised of over 230 prosecuting attorneys and over 170 administrative staff organized into more than 15 units and divisions. Key operational units include the G.O.L.D. Unit (Genetic Operations Linking DNA) which utilizes genealogical DNA testing for cold case investigations, the Ohio ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) Task Force for online child exploitation cases, the Sexual Assault Kit Task Force (SAKTF), and the Crime Strategies Unit. The office does not offer commercial products or software services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• G.O.L.D. Unit (Genetic Operations Linking DNA): A unit within the prosecutor's office that utilizes genealogical testing for unsolved violent crimes and cold case sexual assaults.
• Ohio ICAC Task Force

Products and services

• Criminal Prosecution Services Core prosecution of felony and misdemeanor criminal cases filed in Cuyahoga County, including homicide, assault, robbery, and other violent offenses, delivered through the Cuyahoga County Justice Center by over 230 prosecuting attorneys.

Quantifiable outcome

• 93.3% conviction rate in Sexual Assault Kit Task Force cases
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Ohio ICAC Task Force is run under the direction of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office and funded by Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The task force conducts proactive and reactive investigations dealing with the online exploitation of children and provides training and technical assistance to more than 385 local, state, and federal criminal justice-affiliated agencies throughout Ohio. The Task Force has conducted 7 operations since 2018 resulting in 160 total arrests.
• Newburgh Heights Police DepartmentsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Participated in Operation Guardians' Watch undercover operation led by Ohio ICAC Task Force.
• Homeland Security Investigations ClevelandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Federal law enforcement partner participating in Operation Guardians' Watch and broader task force operations.
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ClevelandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Federal partner in Operation Guardians' Watch and ongoing criminal investigations.
• U.S. Secret ServicesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Federal partner participating in Operation Guardians' Watch undercover operation.
• Ohio Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal InvestigationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026State law enforcement partner providing investigative support and forensic analysis for task force operations.
• Multiple Police DepartmentssupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Additional partners in Operation Guardians' Watch include: Parma Police Department, Sheffield Village Police Department, Kirtland Police Department, Lyndhurst Police Department, Amherst Police Department, Warren Police Department, Perrysburg Police Department, Kelleys Island Police Department, Ottawa County Sheriff's Department, Portage County Sheriff's Department, Van Wert County Sheriff's Office.
• Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Police DepartmentsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 January 2026Used Flock cameras to identify Ronald Loftis within hours of robbery at West 25th Street and Clark Avenue.
• Cuyahoga Regional Human Trafficking Task Force (CRHTTF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2022Multi-agency task force under Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission. Comprises Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Ohio Investigative Unit, Cleveland Police Department, MetroHealth Police Department, and Independence Police Department.
• U.S. Marshals ServicesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2021Assisted in arrest of Bart Mercurio (G.O.L.D. Unit case) at Elyria residence.
• Gene By GenesupportingTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2020Contracted by G.O.L.D. Unit for genealogical testing and DNA analysis in cold case sexual assault investigations.
• Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2020State forensic laboratory partner providing DNA testing and criminal database services for SAKTF and G.O.L.D. Unit investigations.
• Sexual Assault Kit Task Force (SAKTF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Led by CCPO with partners including Cleveland Police Department, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department, Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office, Case Western Reserve University, and Cleveland Rape Crisis Center. Has completed 7,026 investigations, indicted 830 defendants, achieved 93.3% conviction rate.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Manhattan District Attorney's Office: Urban county-level prosecutor office handling violent crime, sexual assault, and specialized units in New York County. Directly comparable as a large-metro elected district attorney with multi-unit structure and high-profile conviction mandates.
• King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office: Seattle metro elected prosecutor with comparable case mix, specialized units, and task force participation. Operates under similar county-government funding and oversight structure.
• Cook County State's Attorney: Chicago-area elected prosecutor with comparable scale (hundreds of attorneys), violent crime caseload, and specialized unit structure. Direct functional and structural peer in another legacy industrial metro.
• Harris County District Attorney's Office: Large Texas urban county prosecutor with similar scale and specialized unit structure; comparable victim services and conviction-rate-oriented prosecution metrics.
• Philadelphia District Attorney's Office: Urban elected county prosecutor with comparable violent crime, sexual assault, and gun prosecution priorities. Operates in a similarly sized Rust Belt-adjacent metro with overlapping case types.
• Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office: Largest county prosecutor in the U.S., with comparable specialized units, task force participation, and broad violent crime/sexual assault prosecution portfolio. Same legal function and elected-officer governance model.
• Bexar County District Attorney's Office: San Antonio-area elected prosecutor with comparable specialized unit structure and violent crime prosecution focus; directly comparable in scale and mandate to Cuyahoga.
• Suffolk County District Attorney's Office: Boston-area elected prosecutor with comparable specialization in violent crime and sexual assault prosecution. Similar mid-sized urban county jurisdiction with multi-unit structure.

Others

• Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office: Same-county public safety partner agency; not a prosecutor but a direct operational collaborator providing jail, patrol, and joint task force support. Ecosystem participant with close daily coordination.

Regional players

• Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney: Ohio peer county prosecutor (Columbus) with overlapping state-level task force participation and similar jurisdiction size. Comparable in governance and case mix though smaller in scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ccprosecutor
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccprosecutor
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cuyahoga-county-prosecutor's-office

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Profiles1 record

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