federal prosecutor
National criminal attorney
A federal prosecutor is an attorney who represents the United States government in criminal cases involving violations of federal law.
They work for the Department of Justice, typically as assistant U.S. attorneys under a presidentially appointed U.S. attorney for each judicial district.
Federal prosecutors handle cases ranging from drug trafficking and white-collar crime to terrorism and civil rights violations: The federal prosecutor sought the maximum sentence.
- grand juryInvestigative charging body
- judgeOne who decides
- witnessOne who attests
- cross examinationQuestioning opposing party's witness
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
criminal charges · legal research · plea bargaining · plea deal · immunity agreement · cooperating witness · star witness · suit · RICO · defendant · negotiation skills · white-collar crime · obstruction of justice · evidence · analytical reasoning · criminal investigation · opening statement · closing argument
- Federal JobsFBI agent, CIA agent, DEA agent, ATF agent, TSA agent
- lawyerslawyer, attorney, defense attorney, defense counsel, counselor
- federal employeesFBI agent, CIA agent, civil servants, TSA agent, DEA agent
- Federal JusticeFBI, DEA, special counsel, grand jury, ATF
- Government Lawyersattorney general, district attorney, solicitor general, state attorney, assistant DA
- prosecutiondistrict attorney, DA, public prosecutors, assistant DA, ADA
federal prosecutordefense attorney
Lawyer representing the accused
defense counsel · defense lawyer · public defender · court-appointed attorney · legal aid lawyer
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