Find Your United States Attorney. Select a district to find the United States Attorney, contact information, and news from each of the 93 U.S. Attorney's Offices. An Arizona couple pleaded guilty for causing over $1.2 billion of false and fraudulent claims to be submitted to Medicare and other health insurance programs for expensive, medically...

Below is a listing of current United States Attorneys for all 94 districts. Presidentially appointed United States Attorneys are noted with an asterisk (*) after their name and should be addressed as “The Honorable.” All others should be addressed as “Mr.” or “Ms.” Acting United States Attorneys are designated by a caret sign (^).

Each U.S. attorney serves as the United States' chief federal criminal prosecutor in their judicial district and represents the U.S. federal government in civil litigation in federal and state court within their geographic jurisdiction.

Feb 13, 2025 · WASHINGTON — The White House terminated as many as a dozen U.S. attorneys Wednesday evening amid a period of upheaval at the Justice Department initiated by President Donald Trump, who was himself...

These principles of federal prosecution provide federal prosecutors a statement of prosecutorial policies and practices. As such, they should promote the reasoned exercise of prosecutorial authority and contribute to the fair, evenhanded administration of the federal criminal laws.

3 days ago · A top supervisor in the federal prosecutors’ office in Washington said she was forced to resign following a dispute with her boss over a directive that she scrutinize the awarding of a government contract during the Biden administration, according to a letter reviewed by The Associated Press.

3 days ago · A top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., abruptly resigned on Tuesday after she declined a request from Trump administration officials to freeze assets of a government contractor, saying she ...

4 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative activist Ed Martin, who echoed Donald Trump’s baseless claims of a stolen 2020 election and defended Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol rioters, was nominated by the president on Monday to be the top federal prosecutor in Washington on a permanent basis.. Martin had been serving as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia on an interim basis since just after Trump ...

Feb 13, 2025 · The prosecutors resigned after Emil Bove, the acting U.S. deputy attorney general, issued a memo Monday ordering federal prosecutors in New York to drop the case against Adams, arguing, in part ...

3 days ago · High-ranking D.C. federal prosecutor resigns over order to freeze EPA funds. The criminal division chief refused to use DOJ power to compel the bank, citing lack of evidence of a crime after Trump ...

3 days ago · The head of the criminal division of the D.C. U.S. attorney's office, Denise Cheung, resigned Tuesday after refusing to comply with a directive from President Donald Trump's new administration ...

3 days ago · WASHINGTON — A longtime federal prosecutor resigned Tuesday rather than carry out what she described as orders from Trump-appointed officials to take actions unsupported by evidence, according ...

2 days ago · Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, told his staff on Wednesday that his office was investigating an array of threats against federal employees and officials, including a suspected ...

Investigations are generally conducted by federal law enforcement agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Customs and Border Protection, Internal Revenue Service, Postal Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and others.

Criminal cases differ from civil cases. At the beginning of a federal criminal case, the principal actors are the U.S. Attorney (the prosecutor) and the grand jury. The U.S. Attorney represents the United States in most court proceedings, including all criminal prosecutions.

To help federal crime victims better understand how the federal criminal justice system works, this page briefly describes common steps taken in the investigation and prosecution of a...

John Luman Smith (born June 5, 1969) is an American attorney who has served in the United States Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. attorney, acting U.S. attorney, and head of the department's Public Integrity Section.

2 days ago · The top criminal prosecutor in the US attorney’s office, Denise Cheung, resigned Tuesday after refusing an order from Martin and others to open a grand jury probe into climate funding under the ...

3 days ago · The Trump administration may do away with the U.S. Department of Justice division that deals with government corruption, according to over 900 former federal prosecutors.. In an open letter published Monday, hundreds of onetime U.S. Attorneys, Assistant U.S. Attorneys and less-prominent counsel warned of something not entirely unlike a sea change occurring at …

First, this guide will review the various prosecution positions in local, state and federal government. Next, it will provide insight into the job itself and considerations in deciding whether to become a prosecutor. Lastly, the unique hiring and interview process will be discussed.