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Chicago Tribune
April 25, 2018
Patrick Fitzgerald, Chicago's former longtime U.S. attorney, is helping represent his longtime friend, former FBI Director James Comey. Fitzgerald said in a statement released Tuesday evening that he began representing Comey in May 2017. The former FBI director was fired that month by President DonaldÃâà...
WV News
April 16, 2018
WHEELING — The U.S. Department of Justice and the Offices of U.S. Attorneys once again recognized National Crime Victims' Rights Week last week. Each year officials honor victims of crime and those who advocate on their behalf, as well as organize events and bring awareness to services available toÃâà...
Above the Law
April 16, 2018
Ever since the recession hit, law schools have enrolled and graduated fewer and fewer students, and the legal profession as a whole took a major hit, having lost about 500,000 to 600,000 jobs that may never return. But despite the layoffs en masse that were a toll of the recession, the biggest of BiglawÃâà...
ProPublica
April 9, 2018
In March 2017, Trump had Sessions remove dozens of Obama-era U.S. attorneys who had not yet resigned. In the months since, the White House has been slow to nominate permanent replacements and get them confirmed by the Senate, forcing Sessions to announce a group of interim picks in January.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Newsroom
April 2, 2018
Additionally, evidence presented at sentencing showed that Santillan was receiving large shipments of liquid methamphetamine from Mexico. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sean Taylor and Joshua Frausto, and Deputy Criminal Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Haag, Northern District of Texas, prosecutedÃâà...
WSLS 10
April 2, 2018
Cullen, 40, of Roanoke, is the former deputy criminal chief for the U.S. attorneys's office in Roanoke and a former assistant U.S. attorney in the Western District of North Carolina. During his time as a federal prosecutor, Mr. Cullen directed numerous multiagency investigations and prosecutions, supervisedÃâà...
The State Journal-Register
March 30, 2018
Darin LaHood said recently of the delay in a U.S. attorney being nominated to the U.S. Senate for confirmation. “U.S. attorneys have been selected across the county. I've weighed in with the Justice Department and the White House. We did just get our (U.S. marshal) approved, but the U.S. attorney needs toÃâà...
The State
March 30, 2018
To get the nomination, Lydon had the backing of South Carolina's two Republican U.S. senators, Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott. The nomination was preceeded by months of behind-the-scenes jockeying by politicans lobbying the Trump administration for their favorite candidates. U.S. Attorneys have to actÃâà...
CNN
March 30, 2018
Since then, Huber has taken on a leadership role on Sessions' advisory committee of US attorneys that provide counsel to him and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Before becoming Utah's top federal prosecutor, Huber clocked in 13 years as an assistant US attorney with experience handlingÃâà...
KDRV
March 29, 2018
... the Clackamas County Interagency Taskforce, and the Westside Interagency Narcotics Team (WIN). Thomas Edmonds and Steven Mygrant, Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the District of Oregon, made up the prosecution. Attorney General Jeff Sessions blamed ineffective border control for the drug trafficking.
Peninsula Daily News
March 29, 2018
TACOMA — A Lower Elwha Klallam tribal member has pleaded guilty in federal court to domestic assault by a habitual offender for attacking his partner in the parking lot of the Elwha River Casino, the FBI announced. Matthew Tyler Charles, 31, changed his plea Tuesday during his trial in U.S. District CourtÃâà...
CNN
March 29, 2018
... coordination between Trump campaign associates and Russian officials. Read More. Originally appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015, Huber, along with many other US attorneys, resigned after President Donald Trump took office early last year, but was reappointed by Trump shortly thereafter.
KDRV
March 28, 2018
... the Clackamas County Interagency Taskforce, and the Westside Interagency Narcotics Team (WIN). Thomas Edmonds and Steven Mygrant, Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the District of Oregon, made up the prosecution. Attorney General Jeff Sessions blamed ineffective border control for the drug trafficking.
New Haven Register
March 28, 2018
... New Haven, Shelton, Wallingford and Wilton police departments. The New Haven, East Haven and West Haven police departments, together with the U.S. Coast Guard, provided valuable assistance to the investigation, the release stated. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys NatashaÃâà...
KFDM-TV News
March 28, 2018
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Beaumont Police Department, and the Houston Police Department. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lesley Woods and John B. Ross. close video ad. Unmute toggle adÃâà...
WPTV.com
March 27, 2018
The U.S. Attorney's Office is asking a federal judge to postpone Lewis Bennett's trial until at least February 2019. Bennett is charged with the murder of his wife Isabella Hellmann, a Palm Beach County resident who has been missing since May 2017. In a motion, the assistant U.S. attorney says the U.S. isÃâà...
Law.com
March 26, 2018
John Horn Joins King & Spalding's Growing Ranks of Ex-US Attorneys. Horn, who took over as U.S. attorney in Atlanta when Sally Yates left the position in 2015, is returning to his old firm and its marquee white-collar practice. By Meredith Hobbs | UPDATEDMar 26, 2018 at 11:42 PM | Originally published on Daily ReportÃâà...
Central Penn Business Journal
March 22, 2018
Tenants for this new courthouse will be the Pennsylvania 3rd Circuit U.S. Courts, U.S. Courts, U.S. Marshal Service, U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Trustees. The courthouse project has long been discussed by city officials and developers as the next catalyst for significant development in that part of Harrisburg,Ãâà...
PennLive.com
March 22, 2018
Among its projected tenants are the Pennsylvania 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts, U.S. Marshal Service, U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Bankruptcy Trustees. GSA's Web site says the new facility - which is currrently in the design phase - will contain eight courtrooms and eleven judgesÃâà...
KFDM-TV News
March 22, 2018
As a convicted felon, Victoria is prohibited by federal law from owning or possessing firearms or ammunition. Victoria was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 6, 2017 and charged with federal firearms violations. KFDM/Fox 4's Chris Mullooly reports how the U.S. Attorneys Office is cracking down on firearm violations inÃâà...
The Nevada Independent
March 22, 2018
Elieson was “very gracious and friendly,” during the meeting, the senator said, and the U.S. attorney promised to talk to other U.S. attorneys in the region on the issue. “I thought it was a positive conversation,” Cortez Masto said. “She's got a lot on her plate. I felt at least from the conversation, that sheÃâà...
Law.com
March 22, 2018
Sessions' Memo Prods US Attorneys to Weigh Death Penalty in Drug Cases. Former prosecutors from Manhattan and Brooklyn note that Sessions didn't appear to offer new interpretations of capital punishment statutes, meaning prosecutors were still operating with laws largely targeting violent gangs andÃâà...
Axios
March 21, 2018
As a response to the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Jeff Sessions "strongly encouraged" U.S. attorneys to pursue the death penalty in applicable drug-related cases in a memo sent on Wednesday morning, saying "we cannot continue with business as usual." Why it matters: President Trump has repeatedly suggestedÃâà...
Philadelphia Business Journal
March 21, 2018
The state also has U.S. Attorneys for the Middle District and Western District while New Jersey and Delaware have just one each. McSwain has been rumored to be a top candidate for the job since shortly after Trump was elected in 2016. His educational, legal and conservative credentials are top notch.
WREX-TV
March 21, 2018
Federal authorities are watching over voters in the Rockford area in the case of voter fraud or discrimination at polls. The U.S. Attorneys Office has an open hotline for citizens to report complaints related to the voting process. The hope is to stop any misconduct at polling places. If you have a complaint, youÃâà...
The Morning Journal
March 19, 2018
Bharara and Dettelbach both served as U.S. attorneys during the Democratic administration of President Barack Obama. While they both pursued high-profile public corruption cases against both Democrats and Republicans, the Republican Attorneys General Association painted the relationship as moreÃâà...
The Hill
March 18, 2018
Gonzales was criticized for supporting the Bush administration's policy on torture, and faced accusations that the Justice Department improperly eavesdropped on American citizens under his watch. He was also scrutinized over the removal of several U.S. attorneys. Sessions fired McCabe on Friday justÃâà...
Valdosta Daily Times
March 18, 2018
... Peeler pushed for the revocation of Calhoun's federal release, while Lanier County Superior Court addressed additional sentencing for the aggravated assault case, according to the U.S. Attorney Office. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the GBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys SonjaÃâà...
Retail Dive
March 16, 2018
As Toys R Us attorneys detailed in the court document, the retailer's Chapter 11 filing, just ahead of the holiday sales season, "put tremendous strain on operations" as Toys R Us was building up its inventory for the year. Meanwhile, Target, Walmart and Amazon were pricing toys "at low margins or as lossÃâà...
nwitimes.com
March 16, 2018
If successful, the defense would be denying the government some of ifs most veteran trial attorneys: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Philip C. Benson and Jill R. Koster have appeared in hundreds of criminal cases for the government in the last two decades. Koster won the conviction of former HammondÃâà...
Slate Magazine
March 15, 2018
From investigating money laundering to enforcing America's drug laws, U.S. attorneys possess a considerable amount of discretion in how to allocate the Department of Justice's scarce law enforcement resources. Each of the 93 U.S. attorneys has the ability to make prosecutions of various federal statutesÃâà...
Reno News & Review
March 8, 2018
(Leave it to the Trump administration to pioneer the concept of non-resident U.S. attorneys who have to be educated on their new states.) Review-Journal: “A few weeks ago, 19 attorney generals [sic] signed a letter urging Congress to pass basically a bill that would allow [marijuana merchants] to accessÃâà...
Voice of America
March 8, 2018
U.S. attorneys argue the case could lead to long and complicated litigation and a "constitutional crisis" involving the federal courts and the White House. Chief Judge Sidney Thomas disagreed. "Litigation burdens are part of our legal system," he wrote. "Claims and remedies often are vastly narrowed asÃâà...
WFAA
March 8, 2018
Collier said the jury's verdict, delivered last month, was proof the jury was not unduly swayed by the portions of the racist recordings played by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Trey Hamilton and David Lewen. The judge said there was, therefore, no legal basis for barring the public from access to the entirety of theÃâà...
Martinsville Bulletin
March 8, 2018
The task forces across the district, the federal, state and local law enforcement, the Assistant U.S. Attorneys and our colleagues in county prosecutor offices across will continue to aggressively pursue all of those who come into this district thinking they can distribute poison in our communities.” Powell alsoÃâà...
Chatham Star-Tribune
March 8, 2018
When those efforts were combined with the work of our Assistant U.S. Attorneys the stage was set for results, including the indictments that have now been returned by the Grand Jury. This cooperative effort, through the use of a task force, is the perfect example of how such an investigation should be run.
Law.com
March 7, 2018
Morton was passed from the SEC to the FBI, where she was brought into contact with so-far unnamed assistant U.S. attorneys. According to her motion, Morton, who offered to provide whatever help she could, was under the illusion that she and the prosecutors were on the same side. The reality couldn'tÃâà...
Huntington Herald Dispatch
February 12, 2018
It will involve the three U.S. attorneys' offices, along with representatives from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration; state and local law enforcement and prosecutors; and other law enforcement partners.
Sioux City Journal
February 10, 2018
The former Abbey nursing home, which closed down earlier this year amid accusations of improper care of residents, is being transformed into a 26-unit apartment complex. Local leaders say a series of building projects will help ease a shortage of rental housing in the Plymouth County seat.
Patheos (blog)
February 7, 2018
Without announcement, Sessions inserted a policy requiring all U.S. Attorneys' offices in the country to assign a staff member to monitor litigation and report back whenever religious issues are mentioned. Basically, they want to use taxpayer money to help them pay attention to their pet cause, which wouldÃâà...
Patheos (blog)
February 7, 2018
The new policy change requires that all U.S. Attorneys' offices and Department of Justice litigation offices appoint a staff member to monitor any litigation involving religious freedom issues. These “religious freedom” czars would report directly to the Associate Attorney General, Trump political appointeeÃâà...
nbc25news.com
December 31, 1999
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is making the president's message clear to US attorney's all over the country. He sent a memo to all US attorneys Wednesday, including Matthew Schneider, US attorney for Michigan's eastern district, urging them to seek the death penalty in appropriate cases. Which is exactly what SchneiderÃâà...
The Hill
December 31, 1999
Sessions directed federal prosecutors to “swiftly and aggressively” prosecuted cases involving individuals who are barred from obtaining a firearm, and who fail to tell the truth on a government form needed to pass a background check, according to The Washington Post. Justice Department officials told theÃâà...
Artvoice
December 31, 1999
I have been writing for years, calling for the things that Congress and others are finally pushing forward…that is; bringing, crooked Obama administration appointees to justice. I'm talking about Hillary Clinton regarding Uranium One, her illegal email server and personal email use, the illegal handling ofÃâà...
Statesville Record & Landmark
December 31, 1999
District Attorney Sarah Kirkman and other elected District Attorneys from across the state recently met with North Carolina's three United States Attorneys to discuss ways to better promote justice and protect our communities. Kirkman (pictured second row, fourth from left) has served as the elected districtÃâà...
