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United States Attorney
Gregory A. White Gregory A. White was appointed by President George W. Bush on March 24, 2003 as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Mr. White had previously been appointed by Attorney General John Ashcroft as the Interim United States Attorney on February 18, 2003. As United States Attorney, Mr. White serves as the district's chief federal law enforcement official. He manages a staff of approximately 170 people, including 74 Assistant U.S. Attorneys, who handle civil litigation and criminal investigations and prosecutions. Under his leadership, the office was recognized nationally in 2004 for having the outstanding comprehensive strategic plan for reducing gun violence in the city of Youngstown, Ohio. Mr. White was appointed by the Attorney General to the Attorney General's Advisory Committee and currently serves as Chairperson of the LECC/Victim/Community Issues Subcommittee. A career prosecutor, Mr. White was elected to office 6-times, serving for twenty-two years as the Prosecuting Attorney for Lorain County, prosecuting state criminal offenses and handling civil litigation in Ohio's 9th largest county. As an elected prosecutor, Mr. White was active in the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association and served as its President from 1989 - 1990. He was honored as Outstanding Prosecuting Attorney of the Year in 1995. Among his many professional activities, Mr. White served on the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission and participated in revising Ohio's criminal code; he served as Chairman of the Victims of Crime Task Force, which recommended improvements in the investigation and prosecution of crimes against the disabled and the mentally retarded; he served for 8 years as the Chairman of the Attorney General's Ohio Victims of Crime Advisory Board responsible for allocating Victims of Crime Act funds throughout Ohio; and he also served a term on the Ohio Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee. Mr. White served in the United States Marine Corp in 1968 and 1969. His service included a tour of duty in Vietnam with the Ninth Infantry Regiment. Mr. White received his undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice and Police Administration from Kent State University in 1973 and received his law degree with high honors from Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1977. A resident of North Ridgeville, Ohio, Mr. White is married and the father of two daughters.
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