Noun
U.S. Attorney (plural U.S. Attorneys)
Short for United States Attorney.
Unfortunately, from what I can see from my vantage point as the U.S. Attorney here, illegal insider trading is rampant and may even be on the rise. Preet Bharara
Isn't it nice of the IRS to tell the media where to ambush me before they tell me that the U.S. Attorney is suing me? Cindy Sheehan
Even someone as lowly as an assistant U.S. attorney has to undergo a background check, and you're asked a series of very invasive questions, and you're expected to tell the truth and they're under penalty of perjury. And you're asked those questions so you can't be blackmailed or extorted. Trey Gowdy
A legal deal brokered by federal prosecutors in Miami that allowed Epstein in 2008 to plead down to charges of soliciting prostitution, instead of sexual assault, eventually caught up with Alex Acosta, then a U.S. attorney. Source: Internet
Assistant U.S. Attorney Elliott Daniels, a Columbia-based prosecutor, has worked with other federal officials over the past year to develop a curriculum that can be used to train local law enforcement on how to identify and investigate trafficking cases. Source: Internet
"As alleged, Ethan Melzer, a private in the U.S. Army, was the enemy within," Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss said in a statement. Source: Internet