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Sherman Denison Herald Democrat
February 28, 2018
On Monday, he was sworn in as the newest U. S. Attorney in Texas and then Tuesday he was honored by the Grayson County Commissioners Court for ... “It is a tremendous honor and privilege to join the United States Attorney's office,” Brown said in the statement released by the Eastern District of Texas.
Martinsburg Journal
February 28, 2018
The task force will include senior officials from the offices of the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, and the Associate Attorney General, as well as senior officials from the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, the Civil Division, the Criminal Division, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
February 28, 2018
U.S. Attorney Peter Deegan, Jr. speaks at a news conference at the U.S. District Courthouse for the Northern District of Iowa in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. U.S. Attorney Deegan highlighted cases involving unintentional shootings by people who were in illegal possession of guns. (Rebecca F.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
February 28, 2018
BLUEFIELD — U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Michael B. Stuart spoke with the Bluefield Rotary Club concerning the widespread drug problem in the district during their meeting at David's Downtown Tuesday. Stuart took the oath of office to become a U.S. Attorney on Jan. 9, 2018.
Seattle Times
February 28, 2018
Amy Wales was just 22 years old when her father, U.S. Attorney Thomas Wales, was shot through a window of his Queen Anne home. ... of Wales' killer; and as former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay spoke of adding an additional $525,000 in reward money from the National Association of U.S. Attorneys.
KGBT-TV
February 28, 2018
The U.S. Attorney's Office has granted a request from 93rd District Judge Rodolfo "Rudy" Delgado to change attorneys in his upcoming bribery case. Earlier this month, Delgado was arrested for bribery in exchange for favorable judicial consideration. According to the criminal complaint, the U.S. Attorney's Office believesÃÂ ...
Crain's Detroit Business
February 28, 2018
The U.S. attorney's office in Detroit is investigating possible federal civil violations of anti-kickback, false claims and self-referral laws at Detroit Medical Center, according to a federal securities filing Monday by Tenet Healthcare Corp., DMC's Dallas-based parent company. Last August, Crain's reported thatÃÂ ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph
February 27, 2018
“It is a tremendous honor and privilege to join the United States Attorney's Office,” said U.S. Attorney Brown. “I appreciate the president's confidence and I look forward to making a difference in East Texas. Prosecution and law enforcement are in my blood, and helping to keep our communities safe isÃÂ ...
WAFB.com
February 27, 2018
The new man in charge of the US attorney's office for part of our area is no stranger to that department or Baton Rouge. Brandon Fremin was sworn in last week. He sat down Monday for an interview. Fremin has held a variety of jobs and titles in his extensive law career, but perhaps nothing as big as theÃÂ ...
Politico
February 3, 2018
After Gonzales became attorney general, he faced scrutiny over the administration's domestic surveillance policies as well as the wholesale firing of eight U.S. attorneys. In 2007, as evidence of political shenanigans mounted, the Senate Judiciary Committee investigated the firings. Sen. Chuck SchumerÃÂ ...
WJLA
February 3, 2018
(KUTV) - Former U.S. Attorney for Utah Brett Tolman is troubled by the release of a memo by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee Friday, but also by the allegations contained in it. “I think it sets a bad precedent,” said Tolman, who worked as a lawyer for Republicans in Congress but who sees future peril withÃÂ ...
Seattle Times
February 3, 2018
U.S. Attorney Billy Williams convened an unprecedented summit Friday of influential federal law-enforcement representatives, state officials and ... U.S. attorneys in states such as Washington where marijuana is legal under state law now face the delicate question of how to do their jobs and hew to theÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
February 2, 2018
FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2016 file photo, U.S. Attorney Damon Martinez speaks to reporters from his desk in Albuquerque, N.M. Former U.S. Attorney Martinez raised the most money at the end of 2017 for an open congressional seat in central New Mexico. (AP Photo/Mary Hudetz,File) The Associated Press.
The Advocate
February 2, 2018
Acting U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Louisiana, Corey R. Amundson speaks, announcing that no civil right violations would be brought against the Baton Rouge Police Dept. officers involved in the July 5, 2016 shooting death of Alton Sterling, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at the Dept. of Justice pressÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
February 2, 2018
United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a summit about combating human trafficking at the Department of Justice in Washington, U.S., ... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is planning to refer a declassified memo released on Friday by Republican lawmakersÃÂ ...
KATU
February 2, 2018
U.S. Attorney Billy Williams convened the unprecedented summit of influential federal law enforcement representatives, state officials and marijuana industry scions after Attorney General Jeff Sessions withdrew an Obama administration memo that had guided states with legalized weed on how to avoid federal scrutiny.
The Providence Journal
February 1, 2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new civil chief is taking the helm at the U.S. Attorney's office. U.S. Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch announced Thursday that he named Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha chief of the civil division for the United States Attorney's Office. A civil litigator since 2001 and federalÃÂ ...
Law.com
January 31, 2018
“As the U.S. Attorney, I am grateful for the opportunity to lead an office with so many talented and dedicated professionals,” U.S. Attorney Pak said. “It is my sincere belief that these changes will energize the office and help us focus on the matters that are the most impactful to the citizens of our district.”.
Rapid City Journal
January 8, 2018
A Sioux Falls lawyer assumed the position of new U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota on Friday. Ronald Parsons Jr. was sworn ... As U.S. Attorney, Parsons is the chief law enforcement officer responsible for prosecuting and defending U.S. interests in South Dakota. He was nominated for the postÃÂ ...
Chron.com
January 8, 2018
The newly appointed U.S. attorney took his oath of office Monday in Houston, assuming the role of chief federal law enforcement officer for a swath of ... Five judges, the clerk for the district, probation officials, a few federal public defenders, a couple dozen assistant U.S. Attorneys and support staff alsoÃÂ ...
Law.com
January 8, 2018
Reports that President Donald Trump personally interviewed Geoffrey Berman, who on Jan. 5 began his tenure as interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, are “deeply disturbing” and should disqualify him as a nominee to permanently run the office, New York's junior senator said.
The Boston Globe
January 8, 2018
The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts on Monday refused to rule out a crackdown on regulated marijuana companies, setting the state up as a front line in the war between President Trump's administration and the dozens of states where cannabis is legal for recreational or medical use. AndrewÃÂ ...
The Hill
January 7, 2018
Even under the Obama-era guidance that Sessions rescinded, she said, U.S. attorneys would have prosecuted a marijuana shop if it was selling to minors or serving as a cover for a criminal organization. McCord, who served from 2012 to 2014 as the criminal division chief at the U.S. Attorney's Office inÃÂ ...
New York Times
January 5, 2018
Robert S. Khuzami, who led the enforcement division of the Securities and Exchange Commission for four years during the Obama administration, was named on Friday as the deputy United States attorney in Manhattan. Mr. Khuzami's selection was announced by Geoffrey S. Berman, who was appointedÃÂ ...
Tulsa World
December 31, 2017
U.S. Attorney Trent Shores thanks attendees during his swearing-in ceremony at the Tulsa Federal Courthouse on Dec. 15. ... “It was working with U.S. attorneys out in the field that to me was the most interesting and where I thought I could have the most impact and give a voice to victims who would notÃÂ ...
Voice of America
December 30, 2017
Every attorney general leaves his imprint on the U.S. Justice Department. Jeff Sessions is no exception. Since being sworn in as the nation's 84th attorney general in February, the former Republican senator and federal prosecutor has moved to radically overhaul the Justice Department and its approach toÃÂ ...
The Decatur Daily
December 28, 2017
“That amount represents the fraudulent loss the United States believes the defendant is responsible for,” U.S. Attorney Louis Franklin's office said in a forfeiture ... The U.S. Attorney's Office in Montgomery, which brought the charge against Hammon, said it was investigating another matter when it found hisÃÂ ...
nwitimes.com
December 24, 2017
HAMMOND — U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch II recently acknowledged he is coming into office this year with a skilled staff of attorneys he intends to use to ... Kirsch said the team of assistant U.S. attorneys for the Northern District of Indiana and agents of the FBI and ATF regularly win awards from the U.S.ÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
December 24, 2017
The U.S. Attorney based in Kansas City says he will hire a new assistant U.S. attorney to help combat violent crime in the Kansas City area. Dec. 24, 2017 ... The office announced Friday that the new position is part of a federal program to hire 40 assistant U.S. attorneys in 27 districts to reduce violent crime.
ABC News
December 23, 2017
More than 40 former U.S. attorneys and Republican and conservative officials are pushing back against efforts to discredit the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. In a pair of letters, the groups say Robert Mueller and his team must be allowed to continue their work,ÃÂ ...
The Denver Post
December 22, 2017
WASHINGTON — More than 40 former U.S. attorneys and Republican and conservative officials are pushing back against efforts to discredit the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. In a pair of letters, the groups say Robert Mueller and his team must be allowed toÃÂ ...
HuffPost
December 22, 2017
Former U.S. Attorneys Warn Trump About 'Severe Repercussions' Of Firing Robert Mueller ... Twenty-two former U.S. attorneys from 18 states and Puerto Rico wrote a letter to Trump on Friday in which they said they were “gratified” to have heard these recent statements about the Mueller investigation.
RealClearPolitics
December 19, 2017
Former U.S. Attorney: Trump "Anti-Law Enforcement, Pro-Criminal". submit to reddit ... Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade said President Trump is trying to "undermine the public credibility" of the FBI which will affect case being tried in court based on evidence from the intelligence organization.
Cincinnati.com
December 17, 2017
On Sunday U.S. Attorney Benjamin Glassman gave recognition to nine employees of the Southern District of Ohio. The awards were for "their distinguished public service in Glassman's second annual United State Attorney's Awards in Outstanding Performance." From the office of the Southern District ofÃÂ ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
December 14, 2017
Former U.S. Attorney Thomas Heffelfinger described Brasel as a "very good judge with a stellar reputation" and said Tostrud would bring valuable knowledge of complex health care law to the federal ... Home-state senators customarily advise the White House on the selection of judges and U.S. attorneys.
CT Post
December 31, 1999
After serving as interim U.S. Attorney since late October 2017, John H. Durham was sworn in Friday as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Durham, 67, of Groton, replaced former U.S. Attorney Deidre M. Daly. She was appointed by President Barack Obama. Her last day was Oct. 27, 2017.
Michigan Radio
December 31, 1999
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday appointed Matthew Schneider as the interim U.S. attorney for Michigan's Eastern District. ... As of Thursday, several acting U.S. attorneys will have met their maximum term limit under the Vacancies Reform Act, prompting Sessions to fill those positions.
The Detroit News
December 31, 1999
Washington — Attorney General Jeff Sessions has appointed the top deputy to Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette to be interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of ... Schneider's appointment, effective Thursday, was among 17 federal prosecutors announced Wednesday as interim U.S. attorneys.
New York Times
December 31, 1999
On Friday, Geoffrey S. Berman, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan, will take over the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York from Joon H. Kim, who assumed control of the office in March after the longtime U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Preet Bharara, was fired by PresidentÃÂ ...
Kansas City Business Journal
December 31, 1999
As the U.S. Senate raced to complete its votes before the holiday break, it unanimously approved Stephen McAllister as the next U.S. attorney for the District of Kansas. He will ... McAllister will oversee 50 assistant U.S. attorneys who are based in offices in Kansas City, Kan., Topeka and Wichita. He told theÃÂ ...
AL.com
December 12, 2017
The Department of Justice began the program in 2001, and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in October announced steps to strengthen the program, directing all U.S. attorneys to implement a violent crime reduction program incorporating law enforcement and community partnerships, targetedÃÂ ...
ABC2 News
December 12, 2017
BALTIMORE (AP) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the new chief of Homeland Security will use Baltimore as a backdrop to talk about efforts to combat a notorious gang with law enforcement and immigration actions. Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will speak TuesdayÃÂ ...
Chicago Tribune
December 12, 2017
An Evanston man charged with multiple felony weapons and drug charges in October after police raided his fortified home and a Skokie storage space he rented had state charges in the case moved to federal court, officials announced. Eduardo M. Santana, 40, of the 700 block of Custer Avenue wasÃÂ ...
Citizentribune
December 10, 2017
As U.S. Attorney, Peeler is the top-ranking federal law enforcement official for the district, which includes Albany, Athens, Columbus, Macon and Valdosta. He oversees a staff of 74 employees, including 28 attorneys and 46 non-attorney support personnel. Peeler's office is responsible for prosecutingÃÂ ...
Lansing State Journal
December 9, 2017
The 60-year sentence handed down this week for Larry Nassar on child pornography charges is a measure of justice for the survivors of these horrible crimes. As the former U.S. Attorney who filed these charges against Nassar, I'm confident in this result. In January, Nassar also will be sentenced onÃÂ ...
KCRG
December 9, 2017
Investiture Ceremony held for United States Attorney Peter Deegan. Error loading player: No playable sources found ... Deegan had previously served as an assistant U-S Attorney and the Chief of the Criminal Division for the Northern District. He says he looks forward to upholding the constitution in hisÃÂ ...
The National Law Review
December 8, 2017
Kelly and Murray are the eighth and ninth elected District Attorneys nominated by Trump for a United States Attorney position, making more than 15% of Trump's United States nominees to this point elected state prosecutors. While three of Obama's more than 100 total United States Attorney nominees hadÃÂ ...
Herald-Mail Media
December 2, 2017
U.S. Attorney William J. "Bill" Powell said Friday he would devote special attention to prosecution of violent crime and the drug crisis that has engulfed northern ... Among those attending Friday's ceremony were former U.S. attorneys, federal and state judges and lawmakers and Powell's family and friends.
Williamson Daily News
December 2, 2017
"It is my great privilege to serve with the dedicated and talented members of the United States Attorney's Office, men and women who are committed to the principles of justice, fairness, and the rule of law." As U.S. Attorney, Duncan is the top-ranking federal law enforcement official in the Eastern District ofÃÂ ...
The Hill (blog)
December 2, 2017
Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Friday that special counsel Robert Mueller's team is likely "looking at everyone up to" President Trump himself as it investigates Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. "I think the Mueller team is looking at every member of the campaign," Bharara said on CNN.
