United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey
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The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey is the chief federal law enforcement officer in New Jersey
. Paul J. Fishman
was sworn into office as U.S. Attorney
on October 14, 2009 after having been nominated by President Barack Obama
. He succeeded Ralph J. Marra, who served as Acting U.S. Attorney after the resignation of Christopher J. Christie
in December 2008 to run for Governor of New Jersey
. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney.
, and Miami
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New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. Paul J. Fishman
Paul J. Fishman
align="right"|Paul J. Fishman is an American lawyer who currently serves as the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. He was sworn in on October 14, 2009 along with his First Assistant U.S. Attorney, Gil Childers....
was sworn into office as U.S. Attorney
United States Attorney
United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...
on October 14, 2009 after having been nominated by President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
. He succeeded Ralph J. Marra, who served as Acting U.S. Attorney after the resignation of Christopher J. Christie
Christopher J. Christie
Christopher James "Chris" Christie is the 55th and current Governor of New Jersey. Upon his election to the governorship in November 2009, Christie became the first Republican to win a statewide election in New Jersey in 12 years. In 2011, he considered entering the race for the Republican...
in December 2008 to run for Governor of New Jersey
Governor of New Jersey
The Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be...
. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney.
Organization
The Office is organized into divisions handling civil, criminal, and appellate matters, in addition to the Special Prosecutions Division, which oversees political corruption investigations. The District of New Jersey is also divided into three vicinages: Newark, Trenton and Camden, with the southern two offices supervised by a deputy U.S. Attorney. The office employs approximately 135 Assistant U.S. Attorneys. It is the fifth-largest U.S. Attorney's Office in the nation, below those in the District of Columbia, Los Angeles, ManhattanU.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in eight New York counties: New York , Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan. Preet Bharara, who was appointed by Barack Obama in 2009 is the U.S. Attorney for the...
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida is the United States Attorney responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida....
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High Profile Cases
- Hugh Addonizio - Conviction of former Newark mayor on conspiracy and extortion charges
- Wayne Bryant - Conviction of former chairman of New Jersey Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee for funneling money to the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New JerseyUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of New JerseyThe University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is the state-run health sciences institution of New Jersey, United States. It has eight distinct academic units...
in exchange for a no-show job at the University. - Crazy EddieCrazy EddieCrazy Eddie is the name of a consumer electronics retailer conducting business through the internet and by telephone. The venture is the most recent to be doing business under the Crazy Eddie name, with the most well known being a chain of retail stores that operated throughout New York, New...
- Conviction of Eddie Antar, founder and CEO of Crazy Eddie, a consumer electronics chain, for fraud - Walter ForbesWalter ForbesWalter Forbes is an American business manager and Federal prisoner.He was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey and convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and two counts of making false statements, for inflating reported incomes for the...
- Conviction of former chairman of Cendant CorporationCendantCendant Corporation was a New York-based provider of business and consumer services, primarily within the real estate and travel industries. In 2005 and 2006, Cendant broke up and spun off or sold its constituent businesses...
for fraud. - Fort Dix Six2007 Fort Dix attack plotThe 2007 Fort Dix attack plot involved a group of six radical Islamist men who conspired to stage an attack against U.S. Military personnel stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The alleged aim of the group was to "kill as many soldiers as possible"....
(2007) - Conviction of group of six radical Islamist men allegedly plotting attack on Fort Dix military base - Cornelius GallagherCornelius Edward GallagherCornelius Edward Gallagher is an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 13th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1959-1973.-Biography:...
- Guilty plea of New Jersey Congressman for tax evasion - Nelson G. GrossNelson G. GrossNelson Gerard Gross was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly and as Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee. His political career ended in 1974 when he was convicted on federal charges involving the 1969 campaign of Governor William T....
- Conviction of former Republican state chairman on perjury and obstruction of justice charges - Sharpe JamesSharpe JamesSharpe James is a Democratic politician and convicted felon from New Jersey, who served as State Senator for the 29th Legislative District and was 35th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. James was the second African American Mayor of Newark and served five four-year terms before declining to run for...
(2008) - Conviction of former Newark mayor on corruption charges - Robert C. JaniszewskiRobert C. JaniszewskiRobert Charles Janiszewski is a former American Democratic Party politician who served as County Executive of Hudson County, New Jersey from 1988 to 2001. In 2002 he pleaded guilty to taking more than $100,000 in bribes, and in 2005 was sentenced to 41 months in prison, despite cooperating with...
(2002) - Guilty plea of Hudson County Executive for tax evasion and bribery - John V. KennyJohn V. KennyJohn Vincent Kenny was mayor of Jersey City from 1949 to 1953.-Biography:He was born on April 6, 1893. In 1971, he was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey and convicted, along with the then-mayor Thomas J...
- Conviction of former Jersey City mayor and chairman of Hudson County Democratic Party on conspiracy, bribery, and extortion charges - Charles KushnerCharles KushnerCharles Kushner is an American real estate developer, philanthropist and political fundraiser.- Family :Kushner's parents were Joseph and Rae Kushner, who had come to America from Belarus by way of Italy in 1949...
(2004) - Guilty plea of real estate developer—and largest campaign donor to former New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey -- for filing false tax returns and for attempting to retaliate against a witness in a federal criminal case - Hemant LakhaniHemant LakhaniHemant Lakhani is a British rice trader and sari salesman of Indian origin. He was convicted in 2005 of illegal arms dealing after purchasing a fake surface-to-air missile from a Russian intelligence agent posing as a disgruntled military officer then attempting to sell that missle to a FBI agent...
- Conviction of black market arms dealer attempting to sell shoulder-fired missiles - John A. Lynch, Jr.John A. Lynch, Jr.John A. Lynch, Jr. is a former American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served in the New Jersey Senate representing the 19th District from 1981 to 2001, where he represented the 17th Legislative District, and was Senate President from 1990 to 1992...
- Guilty plea of former president of New Jersey SenateNew Jersey SenateThe New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. From 1844 until 1965 New Jersey's counties elected one Senator, each. Under the 1844 Constitution the term of office was three years. The 1947...
for mail fraud and tax evasion - Operation Bid RigOperation Bid RigOperation Bid Rig is an ongoing, long-term investigation into political corruption in New Jersey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey since 2002...
(2002–09) - Multi-stage political corruption sweep, resulting in arrest of Hoboken Mayor Peter CammaranoPeter CammaranoPeter J. Cammarano III was the 37th Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, serving from July 1, 2009, to July 31, 2009. He was born in Wayne, New Jersey and attended Boston University and Seton Hall University School of Law...
, Secaucus Mayor Dennis ElwellDennis Elwell (politician)Dennis P. Elwell served as Mayor of Secaucus, New Jersey from 2000 until July 28, 2009, when he resigned after allegations of political corruption.-Biography:...
, New Jersey Assemblymen Daniel Van PeltDaniel Van PeltDaniel Van Pelt is an American Republican politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from January 8, 2008, until July 31, 2009, when he resigned after being arrested in connection with Operation Bid Rig on federal corruption charges for allegedly accepting a $10,000 bribe. He was...
and L. Harvey SmithL. Harvey SmithL. Harvey Smith is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly from January 8, 2008 to January 10, 2010, where he represented the 31st legislative district. He is the former Acting Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey and previously served in the New...
, and Jersey City Council President Mariano Vega - Martin TaccettaMartin TaccettaMartin "Marty" Taccetta is a New Jersey mobster who is the alleged boss of the Jersey Crew, a powerful faction of the Lucchese crime family.-Early life:...
& Michael TaccettaMichael TaccettaMichael Salvatore Taccetta , also known as "Mad Dog", is a high-ranking member of the Lucchese crime family, who wound up controlling the entire New Jersey faction of the family in the 1980s...
(1987) - Acquittal of high ranking members of The Jersey CrewThe Jersey CrewThe Jersey Crew is a powerful faction of the Lucchese crime family, that operates and controls illegal activities like drug trafficking, labor racketeering, loansharking, extortion, illegal gambling, money laundering, and murder, in the Northern New Jersey area....
, a faction of the Lucchese crime familyLucchese crime familyThe Lucchese crime family is one of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia . The family originated in the early 1920s with Gaetano "Tommy" Reina serving as boss up until his murder... - UMDNJ (2005) - Deferred prosecution agreement overseen by federal monitor Herbert SternHerbert Jay SternHerbert Jay Stern is a lawyer in New Jersey who formerly served as a federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and as United States Court for Berlin....
involving Medicaid double-billing and other cases of health care fraud at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. - Thomas J. WhelanThomas J. WhelanThomas J. Whelan was an Irish-American mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey. He served as the Mayor of Jersey City from 1963 to 1971....
- Conviction of mayor of Jersey City on conspiracy, bribery and extortion charges
Prominent Alumni
- Samuel Alito, Jr. - Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
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- U.S. Circuit Court Judge, Third Circuit - John Winslow BissellJohn Winslow BissellJohn Winslow Bissell is an American judge and attorney who served as a Judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1982-2005...
- U.S. District Court Judge - Matthew BoxerMatthew BoxerMatthew Boxer is the New Jersey State Comptroller. Matthew Boxer was sworn in as New Jersey’s first independent state comptroller on January 17, 2008 after the recreation of the office in 2007....
- Comptroller, State of New Jersey - Garrett BrownGarrett BrownGarrett Brown is an American cinematographer, best known as the inventor of the Steadicam. Brown's invention allows cameramen to film while walking without the normal shaking and jostles of a handheld camera...
- U.S. District Court Judge - Renee Bumb - U.S. District Court Judge
- Michael ChagaresMichael ChagaresMichael A. Chagares is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.- Nomination and confirmation:...
- U.S. Circuit Court Judge, Third Circuit - Michael ChertoffMichael ChertoffMichael Chertoff was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush and co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. He previously served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as a federal prosecutor, and as assistant U.S. Attorney...
- Former Secretary, Department of Homeland Security - Stanley R. CheslerStanley R. CheslerStanley R. Chesler is a United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey. Judge Chesler was nominated to his seat by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2002, to a seat vacated by Judge Anne E. Thompson and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 14, 2002...
- U.S. District Court Judge - Christopher J. ChristieChristopher J. ChristieChristopher James "Chris" Christie is the 55th and current Governor of New Jersey. Upon his election to the governorship in November 2009, Christie became the first Republican to win a statewide election in New Jersey in 12 years. In 2011, he considered entering the race for the Republican...
- Governor of New JerseyGovernor of New JerseyThe Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be... - John Farmer Jr.John Farmer Jr.John J. Farmer, Jr. is an American lawyer, politician and jurist. Since 2009, Farmer has been Dean of Rutgers School of Law-Newark. He served as Acting Governor of New Jersey for 90 minutes on January 8, 2002, by virtue of his status as New Jersey Attorney General.-Early Life and Career :Farmer...
- Former Attorney General, State of New Jersey - Joseph Greenaway - U.S. District Court Judge
- Peter C. HarveyPeter C. HarveyPeter C. Harvey was the first African American to serve as New Jersey Attorney General. Harvey was appointed by New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey as Acting Attorney General on February 15, 2003, and was confirmed by the New Jersey Senate as Attorney General on June 16, 2003...
- Former Attorney General, State of New Jersey - Katharine Hayden - U.S. District Court Judge
- Noel Hillman - U.S. District Court Judge; Former Chief, Public Integrity SectionPublic Integrity SectionThe Public Integrity Section is a section of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice charged with combating political corruption at all levels of government through the prosecution of corrupt federal, state, and local elected and appointed public officials.-Administrative...
, U.S. Department of Justice - Richard HughesRichard J. HughesRichard Joseph Hughes was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 45th Governor of New Jersey from 1962 to 1970, and as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1973–1979...
- Former Governor of New JerseyGovernor of New JerseyThe Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be...
; Former Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme CourtNew Jersey Supreme CourtThe New Jersey Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It has existed in three different forms under the three different state constitutions since the independence of the state in 1776... - David LatDavid LatDavid B. Lat is an American blogger and a former federal prosecutor. He is the founder and managing editor of Above the Law, a blog about law firms and the legal profession....
- Blogger, Underneath their Robes and Above the Law - William Martini - U.S. District Court Judge; Former Congressman (NJ-8New Jersey's 8th congressional districtNew Jersey's Eighth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Bill Pascrell.-Counties and municipalities in the district:For the 108th and successive Congresses , the district contains all, or portions of 2 counties and 21 municipalities.Essex County:Passaic County:2010...
) - Stuart RabnerStuart RabnerStuart Jeff Rabner is the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. He has previously served as New Jersey Attorney General, Chief Counsel to Governor Jon Corzine, and as a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey.-Biography:Rabner grew up in Passaic,...
- Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court - Jerome Simandle - U.S. District Court Judge
- Herbert SternHerbert Jay SternHerbert Jay Stern is a lawyer in New Jersey who formerly served as a federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and as United States Court for Berlin....
- former U.S. District Court Judge; former federal monitor, UMDNJ MedicaidMedicaidMedicaid is the United States health program for certain people and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the state and federal governments, and is managed by the states. People served by Medicaid are U.S. citizens or legal permanent...
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